[HumanSer] driver's license required

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Hello Karen,
Excellent idea.

JD
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 3:24 PM
To: Human Services Division Mailing List <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Cc: 43210 at bellsouth.net
Subject: Re: [HumanSer] driver's license required

I generally recommend putting in your non-driver ID number where they ask for drivers license. It will take them quite some time to realize that that is not actually a drivers license, and that will get you a chance for interview. :-) Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net

> On Jul 2, 2024, at 12:01 PM, JD Townsend via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Rachel,
> I too have run into this issue.  Often driving is not a major part of 
> the job.  A driver's license is only an identification card.  However 
> they will frequently put it in as a job requirement, just in case.  I 
> have told employers this, "I am here and on time and will continue to 
> do so."  I might say something about using Link, so will not waste 
> company time parking and the like.
> 
> Travel in cities with public transportation and ride services ought to 
> be easy.  In urban and rural areas, not so easy.
> 
> JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HumanSer <humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rachel 
> Becker via HumanSer
> Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 8:57 AM
> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Rachel Becker <rlbecker304 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [HumanSer] driver's license required
> 
> Hello. My name is Rachel. I have a master's in divinity. For the past 
> two and a half years, I have worked for the Maryland Department of 
> Human Services with the SNAP program. I am looking for a job in case 
> management, but most positions require a driver's license. How have 
> you dealt with this? Have you been successful in convincing your 
> employer to provide a reasonable accommodation?
> P.S. will the human services division meeting at convention be streamed?
> Thank you for any help you can offer.
> Rachel
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