[nabs-l] Blind training and its affect on a career

[T. Joseph Carter]

Jim,

No, the job doesn't stay open unless your boss thinks you're too 
valuable to lose.  That's why I said you ought to get the training 
sooner rather than later.

Joseph


On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:21:06AM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I was just wondering, if a blind person reaches a stage in life where blind training becomes nesicary, is that person's employer required to hold that person's job open until they return from training (similar to maternity leave or National Guard deployment)?
>
>Next semester is my last semester of grad school. If I am going to go to a training center, the gap between grad school and "real life" would be the perfect time to do it. But like I said the other day, I just don't know if my vision is bad enough to justify VR paying for it (unless I can convince them that it will benifit my career in the long run).
>
>Thoughts?
>Jim
>
>Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology." 
> Homer: "Oh, that sounds too complicated." 
> Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse psychology."
> Homer: "Okay, I will!"