[NOBE-L] Vision requirements on job descriptions

[Nikki Palm]

This is strange and fascinating all at the same time. I have never seen this before.

Nikki Palm

> On Jan 18, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Chase Crispin via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I may be moving out east this summer and am beginning to look at teaching
> opportunities in the Philadelphia/Wilmington area. I'm in my third year
> teaching middle school music in Nebraska. I'm looking at a middle school
> music position in Delaware and see the following written in the job duties:
> "Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
> distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and
> ability to adjust focus."
> 
> 
> 
> I was very surprised to see this. This seems to appear on all public school
> jobs listed through the Delaware Education Consortium. They do also mention
> accommodating people with disabilities, but this makes me nervous to apply
> for jobs in that area. 
> 
> 
> 
> Have any of you seen something like this before? Has it been a significant
> barrier, and if so, how did you work around it? Here is a link to the
> posting I mentioned.
> https://www.applitrack.com/joindelawareschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?Catego
> ry=Middle+School
> <https://www.applitrack.com/joindelawareschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?Categ
> ory=Middle+School&subcategory=Music+Teacher> &subcategory=Music+Teacher
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for any ideas you may be able to share. My plans are not finalized
> yet, so I don't know for sure that I will end up in that area, but I want to
> be prepared as our plans become more finalized.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chase Crispin
> 
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