[nabs-l] A moral question

[T. Joseph Carter]

I take my cane to job interviews.  I figure I have just a few moments 
to explain the whole blindness thing to people.  I do so, albeit 
rather dismissively.  If I have an interview and they don't think a 
blind person can do the job and I can't change their minds in an 
interview, I wouldn't have the job for long anyway.

Better to just get it over with, in my opinion.

Joseph


On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 11:20:09PM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>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."