[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

[Andy Borka]

Yea, and more focus is often put on motivating blind people to work rather
than the legal requirement to hire blind candidates. Even if we put more
emphasis on employers, employers hide discrimination easily. Since the ADA
(2008) has no resolution for such a problem, this might be a legal issue.
Don't force blind people into a box. Are you telling me that if a blind
person passes up a chance to own a business, they were foolish or
unmotivated to work? Like sighted people, blind people have whims, wishes,
wants, and passions. Maybe running/owning a business is not one of those on
the priority list. I am totally blind and wish I could work in healthcare
administration. However, Epic seems to be an epic failure in accessibility.
Am I unmotivated to work, or is technology holding me back from a dream job?
I wanted to be a veterinarian in the past. I finished my 250 hours of
required volunteer work. At the time, I could see a fair amount. There isn't
anything wrong with hiring qualified sergeons to pick up the slack, right?
Wrong! According to the "sighted person's world", this is impossible and
needs to stop. So, is being denied from every available school to me being
unmotivated to work, or is the "system" causing problems? In any case, you
get my point. A blind person is motivated to work, but denied every chance
they get for one reason or another. Like I said, the focus should be
employers and the general public, not blind people. They give up because
they are exhausted from being motivated and getting nowhere.


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From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Peter Donahue via nfbcs
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Good evening everyone,

	There is still a need to convince blind people to get out and work
especially when opportunities are placed in their lap and they turn them
down. Mary and I have seen this up close and personal. Yes it's necessary to
educate employers to hire blind applicants but it's also the responsibility
of blind individuals to seaze opportunities known to be legal, sound, and
have a proven track record of success when presented with them. Why go to
work for someone else when an opportunity to own your own business is given
to you . As that business grows you'll eventually need employees to help run
the office. Guess what. Now you're in a position to offer job opportunities
to qualified blind persons in addition to sighted employees. Combatting
employment discrimination among the blind is a 2-way street.

Peter Donahue



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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

We don't need to convince blind people to get out and work. We need to
convince employers to hire qualified blind people to do the work. More
people are denied work because of disability, age, and other protected
classes set out by the ADA and EEOC. With a blog to convince blind people to
get out and contribute, more employers might think we are lazy and can't do
much. Besides, performing research doesn't pay the bills.



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Subject: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

I post this in the hopes that it inspires blind computer scientists to help
the field as a whole advance.  Let's Encourage blind researchers to get out
there!  I have created a blog of essays, algorithms, and anything related to
computer science.  The goal is to show the world that blind people can have
a voice in computer science.  The link is:

http://tfotaj.blogspot.com

Enjoy!  P.S. contributors are welcome.



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