[Job-Discussions] Equal Employment?

[Richard Davis]

Hi Michael,

Welcome back! We split the Jobs listserv into two separate ones a few years
ago. In response to your question, we see this problem quite often.
Diversity and Inclusion departments often don't focus on blind people very
much, and some of the systems they use for recruitment are not accessible.
Making things accessible is their problem, not yours. I say that because
some employers think it is the responsibility of job applicants to figure
out how to use their systems. We can talk more about this, but here are
some basic suggestions:

Communicate with them, preferably in writing, telling them that their
assessment site is not accessible and requesting "reasonable accommodations
for testing."  I use that term because it activates the ADA. You have a
right to reasonable accommodations in the job application process. Ask them
to respond within a week, telling you what accommodations they are going to
make.

If they are uncooperative, contact Valerie Yingling, who runs our legal
program, at vyingling at nfb.org. She can talk to the employer and remind them
of their responsibilities. She can help you prepare a legal complaint if
they do not. Since I don't know what their name is, I cannot tell you what
laws might cover them, but I do know that the application process has to be
accessible. Valerie is the real expert on legal stuff.

That's all for now.

Best wishes,
Dick Davis

On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 5:31 PM Michael Baldwin via Job-Discussions <
job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thank you to those that responded to my earlier question on employment
> gaps.]
>
> I now have a question about EEO and applying for a job.
>
> I applied for a job that requires an assessment.
>
> The assessment, which they host on their own website is not accessible
> with Jaws.
>
> I contacted HR through their Twitter account. This was the only way listed
> on their website. And explained in general terms that their assessment was
> not accessible. Their response was that I should use Chrome and it would
> work. So, I replied giving much more detail, including disclosing my
> blindness. I have not heard anything back from them.
>
> The ironic part, they have a whole department dedicated to Diversity and
> Inclusion.
>
> Does EEO and other employment laws extend to assessments that are required
> for applying for the job?
>
> This is a large corporation that I would think would be up to date on all
> the employment laws.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
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