[Pibe-division] Interesting job available at the Maryland School for the Blind

[Marianne Denning]

It is a burden on society to support blind people because they want hire us
to do the jobs we are qualified and love to do.  Should I be forced to work
in a career field that is not right for me because I am blind?  Today, the
job push for all blind people is customer service and massage therapy.  I
can't stand to touch poeple's skin if I don't know them well and I would be
bored being a call center employee.  Those are great jobs if that is your
interest but it is not mine.  I love to teach and that is my passion.  I
love to teach children.  All of my work experience has been with people
with disabilities. I believe a TVI is a natural fit for my passion and
experience.  I think there are others who feel exactly as I do.  I have
chosen to teach braille and technology from my home via virtual instruction
so I don't have to deal with transportation.  I hope somone will decide to
challenge the failure to provide a driver as a reasonable accommodation.


On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 5:25 PM, adrijana prokopenko via PIBE-Division <
pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Blind Piano tuners actually express the same concerns saying they need
> not one but a few more people to come there for them and do some of
> the things that only sighted people could do while they tune the piano
> and they say they are paying a fortune or giving up their jobs in the
> end because they can no longer manage that.
>
> On 3/13/16, Sandy Bishop via PIBE-Division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> > My daughter is receiving services (starting tomorrow) from 2 itinerant
> TVIs
> > working from the Outreach department of MSB on a rotating basis (2 out of
> > every 3 days). They are covering the workload for a teacher who recently
> > retired in my county. It would be difficult (but not impossible) for a
> > non-driving TVI to do this job. They drive an hour from
> MSB/Baltimore-area
> > to my daughter's school to work with her for an hour. They have other
> > students at other schools in this county. They have worked in other
> > counties in Maryland. Arranging transportation from home (wherever that
> is)
> > to another county/school district, working with a caseload of students,
> > possibly not all located at the same school could be a nightmare. In my
> > area, public transportation is a joke and I have no idea how reliable or
> > timely the other options are. It could be why they are including the
> > driving qualification. Not saying it's right, but I can see the
> > difficulties of a non-driver to get to the various job/school sites.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 16:44:29 -0500
> >> From: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
> >> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
> >>         <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Interesting job available at the Maryland
> >>         School for the Blind
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> >> The requirement for a class C drivers' license is where I believe
> >> there is possible discrimination.  Is that an essential function of
> >> the job or a reasonable accommodation?  Many blind people have had
> >> jobs requiring a the ability to travel from one location to another
> >> and different options have been worked out.
> >> ​M​
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053
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