[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[Carly Mihalakis via humanser]

Good morning, Sandy,

         Personally, I believe that, by not "disclosing" you are 
immediately putting the employer or the date or whatever you happen 
to be doing, on edge, shocked, no longer open to seeing your 
qualifications or other strengths nnot associated with blindness.
for today, Car
408-209-3239

:19 PM 10/15/2013, justin williams wrote:
>If you are going in cold I usually wouldn't tell them, but if you have a
>warm contact, then it is usually okay because  you can begin proactive
>problem solving.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandy
>Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:00 AM
>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
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>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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