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class=446060112-14032016>I share Marianne's sentiments. I was told that a
person like me who is interested in teaching should get an undergraduate degree
in something like social work, then get my master's degree in blind
rehabilitation teaching. I appreciate and respect any good person who
chooses to enter this field. However, my passion was and still is to teach
children (preferably in a single school).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=446060112-14032016>Blind people should be able to get jobs in the
fields/areas where they have the strongest skills and choose alternates if they
need to get an immediate position that is not exacly in the chosen field like
everyone else. It is a burden to continue to support large numbers of
unemployed and underemployed individuals just because society doesn't expect
them to be productive.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=446060112-14032016>Pauline Smith, TVI</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=446060112-14032016>Braille Instructor</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> PIBE-Division
[mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Marianne Denning
via PIBE-Division<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 13, 2016 5:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<BR><B>Cc:</B> Marianne
Denning<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Interesting job available at the
Maryland School for the Blind<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>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. <BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 5:25 PM, adrijana prokopenko via
PIBE-Division <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org"
target=_blank>pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Blind
Piano tuners actually express the same concerns saying they need<BR>not one
but a few more people to come there for them and do some of<BR>the things that
only sighted people could do while they tune the piano<BR>and they say they
are paying a fortune or giving up their jobs in the<BR>end because they can no
longer manage that.<BR><BR>On 3/13/16, Sandy Bishop via PIBE-Division <<A
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A>>
wrote:<BR>> My daughter is receiving services (starting tomorrow) from 2
itinerant TVIs<BR>> working from the Outreach department of MSB on a
rotating basis (2 out of<BR>> every 3 days). They are covering the workload
for a teacher who recently<BR>> retired in my county. It would be difficult
(but not impossible) for a<BR>> non-driving TVI to do this job. They drive
an hour from MSB/Baltimore-area<BR>> to my daughter's school to work with
her for an hour. They have other<BR>> students at other schools in this
county. They have worked in other<BR>> counties in Maryland. Arranging
transportation from home (wherever that is)<BR>> to another county/school
district, working with a caseload of students,<BR>> possibly not all
located at the same school could be a nightmare. In my<BR>> area, public
transportation is a joke and I have no idea how reliable or<BR>> timely the
other options are. It could be why they are including the<BR>> driving
qualification. Not saying it's right, but I can see the<BR>> difficulties
of a non-driver to get to the various job/school
sites.<BR>><BR>><BR>>><BR>>>
------------------------------<BR>>><BR>>> Message: 2<BR>>>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 16:44:29 -0500<BR>>> From: Marianne Denning
<<A
href="mailto:marianne@denningweb.com">marianne@denningweb.com</A>><BR>>>
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<BR>>>
<<A
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A>><BR>>>
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Interesting job available at the
Maryland<BR>>> School for the
Blind<BR>>> Message-ID:<BR>>>
<CANZu-JjbmfK17W8xSD10bdk9c=oi+6eVsMUxgpu==<BR>>> <A
href="mailto:X8P9SHTpQ@mail.gmail.com">X8P9SHTpQ@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>>>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8<BR>>><BR>>> The
requirement for a class C drivers' license is where I believe<BR>>>
there is possible discrimination. Is that an essential function
of<BR>>> the job or a reasonable accommodation? Many blind people
have had<BR>>> jobs requiring a the ability to travel from one location
to another<BR>>> and different options have been worked out.<BR>>>
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<DIV>Marianne Denning, TVI, MA</DIV>
<DIV>Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired</DIV>
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