[humanser] Drivers license requirement

[Miranda]

Hi Janice,
I like your train of thought, especially because for anything other than driving, a valid state ID card is equivalent to that of a drivers license. I do have a quick question for you though. What solutions do you propose for responsibilities related to most social work or human services positions? For transporting yourself, you could have a private driver,  use a taxi or Uber, use paratransit or ride the city bus depending on time constraints, but what if clients need to be transported? I am simply asking, because this is a concern that I myself have encountered. When I did my internship, I rode with another coworker who was supervising and teaming up with me on projects. However, I would love to hear anyone's proposed solutions.
Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend!

Best wishes, Miranda

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> On Jan 20, 2017, at 7:36 PM, Janice Toothman via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey Sarah,
> 
> I live in MD and in the counseling professional.  I decided that since I have an ID card from the MD department of Motor Vehicles that I will answer "yes" for the dilemma you propose.
> 
> I hope then that once granted an interview that I can state my case and explain a solution if they truly believe that this is an Essential component of the job.
> 
> However, I feel that this is a way for businesses and agencies to start a  criminal background checks on potential interviewees as well as potentially discriminate against certain groups if they have a way to access a persons drivers license/ID.
> 
> Janice
> 
>> On 1/20/2017 6:49 PM, patnaude.sarah--- via HumanSer wrote:
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>> Hey everyone,
>> 
>> The last several months I have been applying for jobs in the social work/mental health/criminal justice field. My hope is to one day be a Victim Advocate. However, through this process, comes the frustration with the issue surrounding driver license. Many of the jobs in these fields require you to transport clients, which is another frustration all in itself. However, even jobs where I wouldn't have to transport anyone requires a drivers license. Usually I just put no on the application and hope for an interview but it seems the Virginia Government website automatically disqualifies my application from being considered if I press no. This has happened twice, both for jobs I was qualified for and in some cases even over-qualified. I was wondering what you all have done about this or would advise me to do. I would say yes and then just explain in the interview since I do have a State ID, but I don't want to lie on the application.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Sarah
>> 
>> 
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