[NFBCS] Questions about contract and contract to hire jobs from a blindness perspective and reasonable accommodations

[Amy Mullins]

That sounds interesting. What is your day to day job like?

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> On Feb 22, 2022, at 11:40 PM, Vincent Martin via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Accessibility developer 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Michael Walker via NFBCS
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 10:23 PM
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> Cc: Michael Walker <michael.walker199014 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Questions about contract and contract to hire jobs from a blindness perspective and reasonable accommodations
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> Thank you, Vincent. What contract position did you hold with Apex?
> 
>> On Feb 22, 2022, at 8:48 PM, Vincent Martin via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> I have had no problems when I did it in the past.
>> I even worked contract for Apex Systems and now work for the place 
>> where I was based for two years as a full-time employee.
>> Apex did not provide the accommodations, as the company did so.
>> 
>> I know some low-vision and totally blind people that worked for 
>> Signature as contractors and they provided all the accommodations.  
>> All of those people were eventually converted and work for the place 
>> where they were based and that company now provides the accommodations.
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Michael Walker via 
>> NFBCS
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 9:28 PM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Michael Walker <michael.walker199014 at gmail.com>; 
>> job-discussions at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [NFBCS] Questions about contract and contract to hire jobs 
>> from a blindness perspective and reasonable accommodations
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> How much success have you had with employment, if you accepted a 
>> contract or contract to hire job through a staffing agency? How did 
>> that work out for your long-term success, especially in terms of 
>> things like accessibility issues and reasonable accommodations?
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Mike
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