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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I guess I didn’t use “reasonable accommodations” when I talked to them. I’ll give them another day and then send a message with that specific phrase in it. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Part of me thinks that if their application process isn’t accessible, neither is their software I’ll need for doing the job. There are plenty of jobs currently and I should just move on and forget about it. Heck I’m just looking for a remote customer service position.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The other part of me says that by now this is BS and companies need to be called out. Especially when they claim to be dedicated to “diversity, equity, and inclusion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Job-Discussions <job-discussions-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Davis via Job-Discussions<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 13, 2022 17:48<br><b>To:</b> Job Discussions internet Mailing List <job-discussions@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Davis <dickblind@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Job-Discussions] Equal Employment?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Michael,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If they are uncooperative, contact Valerie Yingling, who runs our legal program, at <a href="mailto:vyingling@nfb.org">vyingling@nfb.org</a>. 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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That's all for now. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dick Davis <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 5:31 PM Michael Baldwin via Job-Discussions <<a href="mailto:job-discussions@nfbnet.org">job-discussions@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you to those that responded to my earlier question on employment gaps.]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I now have a question about EEO and applying for a job.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I applied for a job that requires an assessment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The assessment, which they host on their own website is not accessible with Jaws.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The ironic part, they have a whole department dedicated to Diversity and Inclusion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Does EEO and other employment laws extend to assessments that are required for applying for the job?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>This is a large corporation that I would think would be up to date on all the employment laws.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Michael<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Job-Discussions mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Job-Discussions@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Job-Discussions@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/job-discussions_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/job-discussions_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Job-Discussions:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/job-discussions_nfbnet.org/dickblind%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/job-discussions_nfbnet.org/dickblind%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>