[nabs-l] driver's license requirements for jobs

[Dan Burke]

This thread started out talking about internships.  The question of driving and reasonable accommodations on an internship brings up interesting questions of responsibility.

Bobbi, you should of course apply, whether for a job or for an internship.  If an internship, one of the learning possibilities is figuring out how to travel successfully on short notice.

If an internship is arranged through your college, then it is actually the school's responsibility to provide you with the reasonable accommodation.  Of course, the internship site must avoid discrimination based on your blindness, but ultimately the college is the place that gets the hit of paying for drivers, cabs or ensuring that internship site's computers are accessible with assistive technology, etc.  This is important because the ADA standard regarding what is reasonable to pay is much different for a college (especially a state-funded college( than if it is a small company or nonprofit.  The purpose of an internship is to gain experience and prove that you can do the job ultimately.  You should definitely press for the maximum opportunity and make the most of it!

There are a lot of jobs that employers believe require a driver's license but in fact only require the ability to get from one point to the other in a reasonable amount of time.  I suspect this is true because people can't imagine going anywhere without a car.  That's why we have traffic jams.

Dan




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-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bobbi Pompey
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 1:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] driver's license requirements for jobs

Jamie, the job isn't simply asking for identification. It's asking that applicants have a driver's license and car with insurance. 

Bobbi A. L. Pompey
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> On Oct 1, 2013, at 1:02 AM, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Why? That takes up so much space. Why waste the space and time when the law is well established and in our favor? When I see applications that ask for a DL# I always, by default, fill in my ID#. This isn't even an issue. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Sep 30, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Beth Taurasi <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 9/30/2013 3:57 PM, Suzanne Germano wrote:
>>> They really shouldn't have to put anything since it is law that for any job
>>> you have to prove you have the right to work in the US so ID & SS card etc
>>> 
>>> They should only put DL if the job requires driving as part of the job
>>> requirements.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Beth Taurasi
>>> <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net>wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear Bobbie, and all,
>>>> My bf Blake and I were going over this topic of driver's license
>>>> requirements.  We believe, in all honesty, that the most efficient thing an
>>>> employer should try is to write, "Driver license or other ID issued by the
>>>> United States."  But not writing "other form of ID" in the application
>>>> could put a barrier up against us.  Anyone think this could become a law or
>>>> something?  After all, there are some forms of employment that could
>>>> require a CDL (commercial driver's license).  That's obvious: truck drivers
>>>> and such.  But to those who are seeking internships, what say you all about
>>>> putting a clause in applications that says, "other form of ID" to break
>>>> down the barrier?
>>>> Beth
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>> Let's just say they could write something like "You must prove that you have the right to work in the United States i.e. you must own a work permit or ID."  There.  Does that sound good?
>> Beth
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