[nabs-l] A moral question

Jess jessica.trask.reagan at gmail.com
Sat May 9 10:10:17 UTC 2009


Jim,
I would say no. Unless they ask me if I've visually impaired. Which by the 
way doesn't happen because it can't of course. In general most people don't 
even realize that I'm visually impaired because I've adapted to it so well.
Jessica
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reed" <jim275_2 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [nabs-l] A moral question


> Hey all,
>
> A hypothetical "what if" for you all to ponder,
>
> What if a blind person uses a cane regularly, but has enough vision to 
> suffice without it. Would it be moral for that person to not take his/her 
> cane into a job interview for the purposes of hidiinf a disability until 
> after a job offer is made?
>
> Think discrimination laws vs lying vs. Dr. Jernigan's "The Nature of 
> Independence" (By having the blindness training, you retain the option to 
> choose between methodologies).
>
> I'd be particularly curious to hear how our leadership would answer this 
> question.
>
> Jim
>
> "Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed."
>
>
>
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