[Nfbc-info] My job/ my vision

[Tim Elder]

Caroline,

I don't have much to add to what has already been said.  I would only
caution that people with potential legal concerns should be very careful
about what they post in public forums.  Google and the Internet are very
powerful tools that employers often turn to if there is concern about a
particular employee.  Assume everything you write online about your job will
be on the front page of the NY Times.

  
-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of C Buckley
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 12:29 PM
To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbc-info] My job/ my vision

Hello Tim

Thanks for your reply.  Your suggestions are very helpful. I told my
administrator a  week ago and they have not said anything since.  I asked
for an aid twice a week (two hours a week) in the lab - you know where the
students are working with chemicals.  I don't really have any problems as a
result of my vision in either the classroom or the lab but I don't want a
student to blame my vision on any accidents that might occur.  Accidents do
sometimes occur in the lab whether the teacher has vision or not.  Knowing
this I am a real stickler on safety procedures.

Would an aid be considered a "reasonable accommodation" for a teacher?

I am very nervous about what might happen.  I doubt that I could convince an
eye doctor that I am capable of teaching chemistry.  Even educated people
make assumption about what blind people are capable of doing.  The funny
thing is that I really do not have any problems teaching high school.  I am
competent and well respected by my students and staff members.  I am
currently a tenured teacher in my school district.

I know that students who are in the special education system have
"mediators" that attend meeting with them and their parents to ensure that
negotiations go well.  I wish I had a mediator!  Do you think that it would
be a good idea to contact my teachers' union?

Respectfully,
Caroline
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