[Nyabs] EEOC settles lawsuit on behalf of vision-impaired job applicant

[Kathryn Carroll]

Hi NYABS,

I am interning at the EEOC, and the office I work in focuses on disability
and gender issues. Therefore, I sometimes come across cases of
discrimination against blind people. The link below goes to one example. A
person with ocular albinism applied for a job in NJ, but the job offer was
rescinded when the employer found out that this person could not drive.
Unfortunately, the article doesn't discuss the qualifications for the job
and whether the employer asked for applications that can drive. Figured
we'd all find this interesting.

Kate

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From: Business Insurance <webmaster at businessinsurance.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Subject: EEOC settles lawsuit on behalf of vision-impaired job applicant
To: carroll.kathryn.e at gmail.com


I think this might interest you.

Link to the story:
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20120711/NEWS07/120719967



Best regards
Kate



-- 
Kathryn Carroll
St. John's University School of Law 2013
(Ph.) 347-455-1521
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