[Ohio-talk] OOD Work Tolerance

[COLLEEN ROTH via Ohio-talk]

 Hi Milena,
Well I just cannot imagine why anyone who has adjusted to blindness and has no other disability would need to have counseling in work tolerance.
To be honest, I think some of the job coaches have very little training in what they do and some of them work with people who have other disabilities where work tolerance would be important.
I can see the necessity for Job Coaches to work with people who do not have the skills of blindness or who have very poor social skills or lack of knowledge in how to work with others and self-advocacy. Since so many people have cb-ss ,4abil;y ,(fices on ! college level hold cb-t1 h&s or d "ey?+ = !m ? mi<t 2 "s?+ : is nec = td's college graduates4
If people have good blind role models there wouldn't be as much need for Work Tolerance.
I would think that someone who has had a long work history would need very little if any assistance in the area of work tolerance.
Colleen Roth



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Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014 8:38 pm
Subject: [Ohio-talk] OOD Work Tolerance

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> I have been involved with BSVI in the past and this is the first time I have heard of an eligibility requirement such as the term "work tolerance." I read the BSVI fact sheet on the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Website and nothing was mentioned about blind and visually impaired applicants getting restless and frustrated when applying for jobs or when completing applications forms.  Does the counselor think that all blind and visually impaired applicants are obstreperous and need to be subdued with psychological counseling?  Everybody gets frustrated sooner or later in their search for jobs and in their completion of applications.  Everybody gets frustrated sooner or later when they have to learn new devices.  Why are we, the blind or visually impaired, being treated differently?
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> Here is an excerpt of the fact sheet as it relates to "work tolerance:"
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> chr "Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) assists with vocational rehabilitation and other services for Ohioans who are blind or have a visual impairment. 
> OOD partners with a statewide network of community rehabilitation providers. These professionals may assist you in: 
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> Acquiring personal habits, attitudes and skills (including social skills) to function effectively on the job 
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> Increasing your work tolerance 
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> Developing work habits and better understanding the work world 
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> Learning ways to adjust for loss of a bodily or sensory function such as mobility or sight 
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> Job placement, resume development and practice interviews 
> Vocational Rehabilitation." 
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> I wonder:  Is everyone required to participate in this "work tolerance" program as part of their job readiness?  Does OOD think that all blind people are antisocial and devoid of interactive diplomacy?  It sounds like the blind are being treated as psychological models.  I can't understand why BSVI is having experienced job seekers who have worked in the world for many years to go through such elementary dos and don'ts.
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> Milena  
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