[Nfbmo] Barriers to Blind Employment

James Moynihan jamesmmoynihan at gmail.com
Mon Oct 1 17:07:50 UTC 2012


Rqandy

That is a very good point.

Jim Moynihan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Carmack" <randycarmack at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Barriers to Blind Employment


> Jim,
>
> I find that perspective employers are ignorant to the fact that a
> blind or partially sighted employee can be just as productive, if not
> more productive as their sighted counterparts with the use of the
> proper accessibility aids.
>
> Thanks,
> Randy Carmack
>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:35 AM, James Moynihan
> <jamesmmoynihan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Fellow Federationists
>>
>> The rate of unemployment for the blind is between %70 and %80.  The 
>> Employment Research Committee (ERC) is working on identifying the 
>> barriers to employment of the blind and possible solutions.  Pleas state 
>> the barriers that you believe contribute to blind unemployment and 
>> possible solutions. Your assistance in this matter is greatly 
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Jim Moynihan
>>
>> ERC Chair
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