[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

Wed Oct 16 05:48:37 UTC 2013

I'm not sure if they can really legally ask you how you're going to do 
documentation as a blind person. Does anyone know the answer to this?  It's 
my understanding that if driving isn't an essential part of the job, they 
can't really stop you from interviewing for the job.  I'll admit, though, 
that there are several jobs I knew I was qualified for which I didn't apply 
for just because the announcement said driving was required.  I believe it's 
time we really call this into question and figure out what the law actually 
says on both of these issues the employers use to try to really say that 
they don't want to employ a blind person.  It's really sad.

Regards,

Denise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Karen Rose
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 6:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

To get away with requiring a drivers license a company must show that 
driving is an east sensual function. That is you must be driving other 
people such as clients or driving to remote locations or some other such 
thing. Driving is not an essential function if you are simply required to 
transport your self from place to place. There are many other methods of 
transportation you can use.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:30 PM, "Jonathan Alpert" <jna3434 at comcast.net> 
> wrote:
>
> Yup, every where I turn, I get that same exact response. So frustrating. I
> have been looking for a company who does not require a drivers license and
> it's why I am only working 4 hours a week despite 10 years of experience 
> and
> two master degrees. It's why I'm not a LMHC and people who I went to grad
> school with are not only LMHC but one is even a superviser.
>
> It's frustrating.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Serena
> Cucco
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:11 PM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>
> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone encountered something similar to this? ... I had a job
> interview yesterday to be a case manager at a partial care program for
> the mentally ill.  As soon as I walked in, the director said the job
> required driving.  He asked me some relevant questions about my
> resume, but mostly asked how I'd do documentation and other things as
> a blind person.  He again reiterated how the job supposedly required
> driving.  That was it.  Driving wasn't mentioned anywhere in the
> newspaper ad where I found the job posting! **frown**
>
> Serena
>
>> On 10/14/13, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>    I haven't followed all of this thread, but in some states, the
> numbers are
>> the same, so unless they screen your driver's license record before the
>> interview, maybe you have a chance.
>>    I also want to thank Marion for always having what we need when we
> need it
>> when it comes to our rights.
>> Darla
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anjelina
>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 3:47 PM
>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>
>> It's a bachelors in social work.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Oct 12, 2013, at 4:09 PM, "Gregory D. Rosenberg" <gregg at ricis.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good afternoon Angelina,
>>>
>>> I would be happy to offer some advise. What area of study was your BS 
>>> in.
>>> I am unfamiliar with BSW. I went to collage almost 35 years ago.
>>>
>>> I am an Internet Security Engineer and work from home. I have had to go
> to
>>> client sites periodically. Which is usually a train downtown or a car
> ride
>>> to an airport. I have even had some customers send a car to pick me up.
> My
>>> customers are mostly in Americas, Europe, Japan, China, and Australia.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Oct 12, 2013, at 14:48 CDT, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The evening all, I will be graduating in December with my BSW. When
>>>> looking for jobs I can apply for, a large majority of them require a
>>>> drivers license. What types of fields do you work in? Did they require
>>>> you to have a drivers license? How are you able to work around this
>>>> requirement? Thank you for any input.
>>>> I'm feeling a bit discouraged.
>>>>
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