[il-talk] Vision requirement on job descripton

[Kelly Pierce]

Glen,

Do you want the radiologist diagnosing suspected cancer to be blind
and unable to independently see the imaging films?  It sounds like
your position is that no job can ever require vision as a specific
quality from the applicant.  some jobs require without accommodation
visual analysis or visual monitoring as an essential part of the
position.

Kelly



On 2/20/12, GlennMooreIII at yahoo.com <GlennMooreIII at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Maybe some of our lawyers could answer this:
> I'm paraphrasing, but is it legal for a company to state on a job
> description that an employee must have adequate vision to perform all
> requirements ef the job efficiently?
> (I can find out the exact wording if it helps)
>
> If I understand correctly, the ADA only guarantees a disabled worker be
> provided with  accomodations to perform a job, if those accomodations are
> "reasonable" and that with them he or she would perform comperably to a
> typical qualified applicant or worker, and protect the worker from
> discriminatory hiring/firing if they can perform the job to standard, but
> can a company or NFP actually require a physical attribute to have or keep
> the job?
>
> -Glenn III
> (from iPhone: 1 (847) 899-9801)
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