[Nfbc-info] Employment related question

Tue Mar 22 17:01:42 UTC 2016

Ted,

I think there's plenty of room for continued employment workshops at the
state convention or via an NFB webinar or something similar; something that
includes NFB philosophy interwoven with etiquette in the workplace. I think
that it's safe to say that many of us have been unemployed longer than we've
worked. Some of us, myself included, have nominal skills in understanding
workplace politics. All of this is food for thought. 

Lisa 

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We had one at last year's state convention

Ted Clark
EEO/Disability Analyst
Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEOP)
1820 Alhambra Blvd, MS 92
Sacramento, CA 95816
Office (916) 227-7518, 
Fax (916) 227-5199
TTY 711

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All of your information is quite helpful. Any chance that you and Kathy
would partner to provide an indepth employment seminar at this year's state
convention? 

Lisa 

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If they are going to give you someone to help you fill out the paperwork
that is how the company has chosen to meet your reasonable accommodation
request.

Once again you don't necessarily get the accommodation request you ask for.
The company has to give you something that will allow you to complete the
task that you are requesting the accommodation for

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Tim,

First, I can't begin to explain what I've tried to do in order to complete
the company's DocuSign forms because they are not coded to interface with
JAWS. The deadline for filing is this Monday. I've gone through multiple
layers in multiple settings to get sighted assistance. Finally, someone is
coming to the house tomorrow morning. She has twenty-six pages of paperwork
I need to complete by this Monday. What I've scouted up is a band aid fix.
The DocuSign's need coding. I have a friend who does coding for a living.
The service is not cheap. 

I'm getting snippets of good information. How about the Lawyers Division,
the Employment Division and the Human Services Division collaborate to kneed
out some top notch Utube videos to address nuts and bolts things; basics
which many of our sighted peers learned decades ago when they landed their
first, second and third job. Anyway, I think the NFB would help to further
increase employment and employment retention if a series of webinars and
descriptive videos is put out. 

Lisa Irving

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Lisa,

I suspect the employer may already know of its obligation to provide
reasonable accommodations unless it is an unusually small or unsophisticated
operation.  You really want to share accommodations resources more so than
accommodations requirements, etc.  The job accommodation network is one such
source.  Hiring a JAWS scripter or other assistive tech consultant might
also be a resource.  You could probably provide the employer a list of
consultants/trainers used by voc. Rehab.  Finally, encourage flexibility in
how you fill out the orientation workbook, etc.  There is no reason it must
be done in any particular way.  

Regards,

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 You want to look up the Department of fair employment and housing. They
supersede the ADA in California. And they should be able to give you all the
answers that you are looking for regarding reasonable accommodation.

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I'm working with a bunch of documents on DocuSign. It's not real screen
reader user friendly. The company that I will work for regularly uses form
of communication. What resources can I share with HR? 

I will have to complete an orientation workbook. While it can be scanned it
cannot effectively be used. That is there empty spaces to complete; the text
varies in location and that's what I understand so far. 

Would someone please share with me a non-threatening list of resources with
citations from Calif. Disability Law and Title I on the ADA? 

I don't want to hammer the employer, however, I would like to let the HR
team that there are state and federal laws put in place to help the employer
and the employee. 

Thanks.

Lisa Irving

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