[NOBE-L] EXT: NOBE-L Digest, Vol 222, Issue 3

Thu Jan 19 12:49:42 UTC 2023

Hello Chase,
I too am looking for a middle school band director position. I live in Ohio
and I have try to come across any thing like that in a job description. If
I did, for me personally, you bet your bottom that i’d be interviewing for
the pure sake of curiosity and advocacy…seeing where that would lead. I
don’t know much about other states but Ohio has a thing called Disability
Rights Ohio where they would help guide one in matters like this. This
seems like pure discrimination to me, it’s not like we are applying for a
school bus driver.

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>    1. Vision requirements on job descriptions (Chase Crispin)
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> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:11:47 -0600
> From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [NOBE-L] Vision requirements on job descriptions
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> 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?Category=Middle+School>
> <
> https://www.applitrack.com/joindelawareschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?Categ
> ory=Middle+School&subcategory=Music+Teacher
> <https://www.applitrack.com/joindelawareschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=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
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:03:01 -0800
> From: Nikki Palm <nikkirae83 at gmail.com>
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>         <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] Vision requirements on job descriptions
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> 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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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:15:20 -0800
> From: Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com>
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>         <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] Vision requirements on job descriptions
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> Hi,
> No, I have not seen this. However, there is a school district closer to my
> home in California that actually states that a teacher needs to have a
> valid drivers license. This is outrageous, as are the vision things you
> listed. It?s not right! Total discrimination! I am both flabbergasted and
> angered by these descriptions that they are writing on applications!
>
> > On Jan 18, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Nikki Palm via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?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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