[NAGDU] Criminal background check

[Daryl]

Wayne, I completely agree with you that if an organization wishes a potential client to use their website for a police information check it is absolutely important that such a website is accessible to such users. I'm not sure how I feel about the police information check or criminal record check in the US, as it pertains to guide dog ownership. To be very honest with you, I haven't thought much about it for the simple reason that I personally don't have a criminal record, and in many jobs, it's a prerequisite for an employment offer. So I'm not sure about it being paternalistic, but I also don't necessarily think that it's really worth the paper it's printed on.
Daryl

On June 18, 2017 3:07:01 PM MDT, Wayne & Harley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>*Hello Tracy,
>I do, kind of have a problem with both pats of your friend's dilemma.
>I'll take them in reverse order. Yes, a Guide Dog school should make 
>well sure that their vendor's site is accessible to their potential 
>clientele, the blind. that's plain ridiculous.
>Did your friend have to fork over the fee for this criminal background 
>check? Also, this, I feel, is an intrusion to the privacy of potential 
>Guide Dog Owners/Handlers. it seems an overly patronizing and 
>paternalistic practice.
>That's my $.02 worth.
>
>Wayne And Harley D.
>
>*On 6/18/2017 9:03 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
>> A friend of mine is applying to Fidelco, and he had to undergo a
>criminal
>> background check as part of the application process.  Fidelco told
>him the
>> IGDF is recommending that all schools add the check.  He also said
>the
>> website Fidelco used for his part of the check wasn't really
>accessible, and
>> he had to have a sighted person fill out the form for him.
>>
>> Just thought I'd share.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
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