[HumanSer] EEOC issue

[Jonathan Franks]

Hello all,
Unfortunately, I could not ask this at the Advocacy seminar due to
lack of time.
The story is that I applied for two different positions with a
company. I received two emails stating that one a different candidate
was chosen( I was not interviewed) and the other position was
cancelled due to the Covid19 pandemic. During the application process,
it asked whether or not I needed a reasonable accommodation to perform
the essential job duties of the job. On each one I had selected yes.,
after thinking about it, that did not sit right with me. I researched
on the EEOC website and became educated that employers are not allowed
to ask this question on job applications.
I then filed an EEOC complaint and cited that this was a barrier to
potential job seekers with disabilities. I received a position
statement citing that the reason I was not selected for the job was
that 1. They had chosen a different candidate and 2. the other
position was cancelled. There was no mention in the statement of the
reasonable accommodation question and its legality.

I was hoping for some advice on what else I can do to advocate for the
removal of this potentially discriminatory practice on their job
applications.

Thanks,

Jonathan Franks MSW
Board Member
National Federation of the Blind of Texas

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