[Job-Discussions] Equal Employment?

Wed Sep 14 18:42:20 UTC 2022

Haylie,

Does American Airlines have a phone number for accommodations that you 
can call on their career website?

Mike

On 9/14/2022 1:38 PM, Haylie Gallacher via Job-Discussions wrote:
>
> American Airlines is a definite problem when it comes to this.  Even 
> after requesting accommodations for the part of the assessment they 
> use that is inaccessible, they ignore it completely and keep sending 
> you e-mails that the assessment must be completed or you will be 
> removed from consideration.  They never respond to any of the requests 
> I made for several positions with them when it came to part of the 
> assessment.
>
> Haylie
>
> *From:* Job-Discussions <job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On 
> Behalf Of *Dick Davis via Job-Discussions
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 13, 2022 11:08 PM
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> *Cc:* dickblind at gmail.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Job-Discussions] Equal Employment?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>     On Sep 13, 2022, at 8:24 PM, Rhonda PartainRhonda via
>     Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>     
>
>     Hello, whenever I have been presented with an inaccessible
>     assessment I send an email to the HR department titled ADA
>     accommodations request. That usually gets me an answer.
>
>     Rhonda Partain
>
>     *From:* Job-Discussions <job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
>     Behalf Of *Michael Walker via Job-Discussions
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, September 13, 2022 9:17 PM
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>     *Cc:* Michael Walker <michael.walker199014 at gmail.com>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Job-Discussions] Equal Employment?
>
>     Hi Richard,
>
>     This is a very interesting discussion. What happens in a situation
>     like this if you contact your counselor through your states
>     vocational rehabilitation agency?
>
>     Also, if material on the job is not accessible, how can you
>     advocate for internal company resources to be accessible? if parts
>     of the job application are not accessible, how likely is it that
>     internal company resources won’t be accessible? What websites can
>     help blind people locate companies that are proactive in
>     accessibility?
>
>     Thank you,
>
>     Mike
>
>
>
>
>         On Sep 13, 2022, at 5:52 PM, Richard Davis via Job-Discussions
>         <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>         
>
>         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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