[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[Steven Johnson]

However, remember tht the accommodation process starts with the application
process.  By disclosing you begin to establish a level of trust with a
prospective employer and engage in discussions from the get-go. By
withholding, an impression can be left and their perception is that you may
not beh the type of employee they are looking for.  I engaged my employer in
the accommodation process from the get go to make sure that their lectronic
application was truly accessible.  From my perspective, it is only fair to
disclose especially if at some  point, accommodations will be requested.  I
have been with county Government since.  This was my one and only interview
for this social services position and over 60 candidates were interviewed.  

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandy
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 11:00 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

JD,

I agree with you as I have not told ahead of an interview that I am a blind
person.  There are some, including one businessman I know, who thinks we are
deceiving people when we do not disclose blindness prior to an interview.


Sandy

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From: "JD Townsend" <43210 at Bellsouth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:29 PM
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

>
>
> Sadly some folks are prejudice on the outset.  I took a 2 hour trip 
> for an interview once and the interviewer told me at the door that the 
> job was too intense for me, without even letting me speak;  seems my 
> white cane said all she wanted to know.
>
> I learned after many interviews that I had to compete not as a blind 
> applicant, but as the best applicant.  Some people tell an interviewer 
> on the outset that they are blind or visually impaired, but I have 
> never seen the wisdom in this.  I find that the initial hand-shake and 
> the walk down long corridors to the interview room, finding my seat 
> and addressing the real issues of the job have served me well.  When I 
> have taken this attitude, ignoring my blindness as an issue, the 
> interviews have gone much better.  I tell the interviewer that I 
> dislike paperwork, but that I sleep much better when it is up to date;  
> should they ask me how I do it I say that I have PC add-ons that have 
> served me well in the past and that it should not be a problem with 
> whatever system they are using.  Should they ask about transportation 
> I tell them that I got here on my own and on time and that I should 
> have no problem.  It isn't my job to explain about adaptive equipment 
> or transportation, just that I can do the job, then I re-focus on my 
> strengths as a clinical social worker and how I might fit my skills into
serving the agency.
>
> If we allow disability or adaptations to become a focus of an 
> interview instead of our skills and work ethic we have no chance for
employment.
>
> Just my opinion, sorry for the lecture.
>
> JD
>
>
>
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