[nfbmi-talk] Job Finding

[joe harcz Comcast]

AS for the drivers license issue when it is not an essential function of the 
job and gleans out people with disabilities it has long been an illegal, 
discriminatory practice prohibited by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for 
recipients of federal funds and under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990. I've sent the rules and regulations to this list and interested 
parties and the state apparatchik is well aware of obligations and 
violations.
Now these are fundamental civil rights laws 25 and forty plus years 
prospectively.

The violations are documented and continue in an escalating fashion.

And one cannot build a meaningful relationship with a known bigot, or 
scofflaw,.

It is akin to a slave asking the master to limit the  times he is 
maliciously whipped rather than rising up in rebellion against such abuse 
and the institution of slavery itself.

The NFB I joined is a civil rights organization that doesn't cave to such 
abuses of ourselves and our peers.

By the way if you read the Executive Directive Fred you will see they 
tacitly acknowledge that Michigan is not accessible in its documents, etc. 
and it is also self-evident that its institutions also discriminate against 
the hiring of people who are blind in documented fashion in stark violation 
of its mandate which is very clear with the fact that BSBP  and other state 
agencies  have  hired all sorts of new employees and not a one are blind. 
These facts on the ground speak legions.

Finally, one needs no parachute of any color if one has his/her feet firmly 
on the ground and is in fact manning the barricades.

Joe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 10:15 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Job Finding


> Hello,
>
>
>
> This post may be better as a blog, however, I think finding jobs is 
> possibly
> the most important issue facing blind people.  Most of the other issues we
> discuss are subtexts of this topic.
>
>
>
> I have been thinking about job hunting.  A couple weeks ago, another 
> lister,
> whom I have deep respect for,  commented that the suggestion of using
> Richard N. Bolles ideas for job hunting is possibly obsolete.  Try as I
> might, I cannot find a major flaw in Bolles' ideas, though no system is
> perfect for every person or situation.
>
>
>
> A point that was made suggesting that Bolles approach is made less 
> effective
> by technology, is that automated screening systems have built-in biases
> toward minorities.  The example given was the driver's license requirement
> on the web-based application.  Clearly, lying is not an option and 
> answering
> truthfully is also doomed for a blind person.  So, what to do? I am
> encouraged to hear that some members are reaching out to Lieutenant 
> Governor
> Cally for a meeting about employment.  Presumably, the topic of biased
> applications will be a major topic in informing him of barriers to
> employment for blind persons.    I would suggest that this tactic is
> consistent with Bolles, since he builds his strategy on relationships.
> After all, the only way, ultimately, that most people get jobs is through
> relationships.  Sometimes, these relationships are  very short, being
> created in the brief window of an interview.  More often, these
> relationships are a longer term process.
>
>
>
> Skills of blindness are very important.  The ability to travel affords us 
> to
> venture into the community and meet others.  The possession of literacy
> affords us the ability of communicating our ideas, skills and 
> personalities
> to others in the community. Finally, and, arguably, the most important 
> skill
> of blindness is self-confidence and belief that blind people are capable 
> and
> entitled to an equal opportunity to compete for jobs.
>
>
>
> The NFB gives us the opportunity to work collectively to help one another 
> to
> acquire these skills.  Part of our function is to be a training experience
> for each other.  We share information, tools and techniques.  We observe 
> our
> colleagues succeeding in their goals.  This function of our organization 
> is
> possibly its greatest strength and benefit.  We certainly do influence
> various institutions to change, but, mostly, we influence each other to
> change and have a vision that blind people can achieve success in any 
> field
> we choose.  As the poet said, "no one is promised a rose garden."  There
> will be struggle and opposition borne of ignorance and sometimes malice.
> There is social inertia; it takes effort to change direction or speed or
> slow trends.  That is why we come together: to create a force which is
> greater than the inertia we face.
>
>
>
> So, as for Bolles, I am still convinced that his system of job finding is 
> as
> relevant as ever.  I also know that no job-finding system can succeed if 
> we,
> the job-seekers do not believe in ourselves as fully capable and entitled 
> to
> the same opportunities as our sighted peers and colleagues.
>
>
>
>
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
>
>
> Fred
>
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