[Nfbc-info] Employment related question

[Clark, Ted A@DOT]

If they are going to give you someone to help you fill out the paperwork that is how the company has chosen to meet your reasonable accommodation request.

Once again you don't necessarily get the accommodation request you ask for. The company has to give you something that will allow you to complete the task that you are requesting the accommodation for


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Tim,


First, I can't begin to explain what I've tried to do in order to complete the company's DocuSign forms because they are not coded to interface with JAWS. The deadline for filing is this Monday. I've gone through multiple layers in multiple settings to get sighted assistance. Finally, someone is coming to the house tomorrow morning. She has twenty-six pages of paperwork I need to complete by this Monday. What I've scouted up is a band aid fix.
The DocuSign's need coding. I have a friend who does coding for a living.
The service is not cheap. 

I'm getting snippets of good information. How about the Lawyers Division, the Employment Division and the Human Services Division collaborate to kneed out some top notch Utube videos to address nuts and bolts things; basics which many of our sighted peers learned decades ago when they landed their first, second and third job. Anyway, I think the NFB would help to further increase employment and employment retention if a series of webinars and descriptive videos is put out. 

Lisa Irving

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Lisa,

I suspect the employer may already know of its obligation to provide reasonable accommodations unless it is an unusually small or unsophisticated operation.  You really want to share accommodations resources more so than accommodations requirements, etc.  The job accommodation network is one such source.  Hiring a JAWS scripter or other assistive tech consultant might also be a resource.  You could probably provide the employer a list of consultants/trainers used by voc. Rehab.  Finally, encourage flexibility in how you fill out the orientation workbook, etc.  There is no reason it must be done in any particular way.  

Regards,

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 You want to look up the Department of fair employment and housing. They supersede the ADA in California. And they should be able to give you all the answers that you are looking for regarding reasonable accommodation.


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From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info
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Subject: [Nfbc-info] Employment related question

I'm working with a bunch of documents on DocuSign. It's not real screen reader user friendly. The company that I will work for regularly uses form of communication. What resources can I share with HR? 

 

I will have to complete an orientation workbook. While it can be scanned it cannot effectively be used. That is there empty spaces to complete; the text varies in location and that's what I understand so far. 

 

Would someone please share with me a non-threatening list of resources with citations from Calif. Disability Law and Title I on the ADA? 

 

I don't want to hammer the employer, however, I would like to let the HR team that there are state and federal laws put in place to help the employer and the employee. 

 

Thanks.

 

Lisa Irving

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