[nabs-l] getting employed

[Antonio Guimaraes]

There are ways for blind people to take credit cards, like the Square app.

the problem is that in reality you must use the inaccessible registers of places like Starbucks.

I’d love to work at a Starbucks, but currently lack the food prep skills. I have thought to ask to shadow, then work at smaller coffee shops, and pick up those skills, then move on to Starbucks, if I felt brave enough to face some of their scheduling and low pay issues recently reported in the news.

It is not as easy to turn around and say blind people can work anywhere. Sure we can do most any job, but accessibility, and the real issues of discrimination can hold one back.

I’d love to find out if any of you who are not able to use a register have worked at Starbucks. How do I even know if the register is accessible unless I get a job there, get behind the counter, and try it. 

See, they are not going to hire a possible law suit like a blind guy who will take them to task on being inaccessible.

I would hope our International Braille and Technology Center could partner and create solutions for this type of problem.

Coffee anyone?

Antonio





On Aug 18, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Karl Martin Adam via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Well those and jobs that require checking people's ID's, i.e. any job where someone might try to pay you with a credit card.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: Andrew <andrewjedg at gmail.com>,National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:32:33 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] getting employed
> 
> Seriously? Everything! Alright, maybe not driving a dump truck but, who would want that kind of job anyway? Doctors, teachers, engineers, and really do I need to keep going. I'm not going to lie I would have needed to be slightly sarcastic in that moment. Come on really? Maybe I would have asked what kind of jobs have you done vocational rehab coach? Come on.
> Sorry for the harsh reaction.
> To really answer your question I would say anything but a job that requires driving. After all that's the only thing we kind of can not do right?
> HTH
> Bridget
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Aug 17, 26 Heisei, at 6:58 PM, Andrew via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I been wanting to get employed and things but anyway i went into meet
> with the job developer or just to meet  him and discuss things.  the
> primary thing he asked me was what jobs do blind people do. that was
> the question that came up.  i did not answer that he really didn't
> give me much chance to talk much and things though what  jobs do blind
> people how would have you guys answered him if you were in my shoes.
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