[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

[Kevin]

We must remember to use discernment.  Discrimination is wrong of 
course.  However, I have known some to do less than there best, get 
fired, and cry discrimination.  I am not pointing fingers at anyone by 
saying this, but I feel the need to point out that it happens.



On 8/12/2018 12:39 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
> Yes, if that blind employer discriminated against another disabled
> candidate. The law doesn't exempt disabled employers from discriminating
> against candidates.
>
>
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> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via nfbcs
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 12:33 PM
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> Cc: Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
>
> Would you say the same thing if the blind person was the employer?
>
>
>
> On 8/12/2018 12:05 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
>>> " Looking around at people I know, some of them have given up looking
>>> for
>> work, after spending a lot of time and effort struggling against
>> prejudices against hiring them and against inaccessible systems,
>> including masses of hand-written paper."
>> Just the point. We should be working on making employers understand
>> their systems don't work, not necessarily the other way around. There
>> are handfuls of qualified blind people. The problem isn't the blind
>> people, it's the employers. Give the uplifting push to the qualified
>> blind person, but sometimes employers need a very hard hit with the
> proverbial hammer.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via
>> nfbcs
>> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 10:57 AM
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>> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
>>
>> I don't know.  Looking around at people I know, some of them have
>> given up looking for work, after spending a lot of time and effort
>> struggling against prejudices against hiring them and against
>> inaccessible systems, including masses of hand-written paper.  Also,
>> there seem to be state agencies that exist to help blind people, but
>> are actually contracting with poorly-run service providers.  I can see
>> how people get discouraged and throw in the towel.  I'd think that
>> offering encouragement and ideas they might not have thought of would be
> helpful.
>> I'm sure, when I retire and try to volunteer for something, there will
>> be lots of people telling me that a blind person has nothing to offer,
>> no matter how successful that person has been in the past.  I'm sure
>> I'll welcome some encouragement myself then.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andy Borka
>> via nfbcs
>> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 5:43 PM
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>> Cc: Andy Borka
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
>>
>> We don't need to convince blind people to get out and work. We need to
>> convince employers to hire qualified blind people to do the work. More
>> people are denied work because of disability, age, and other protected
>> classes set out by the ADA and EEOC. With a blog to convince blind
>> people to get out and contribute, more employers might think we are
>> lazy and can't do much. Besides, performing research doesn't pay the
> bills.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via nfbcs
>> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 1:55 PM
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>> Cc: Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
>>
>> I post this in the hopes that it inspires blind computer scientists to
>> help the field as a whole advance.  Let's Encourage blind researchers
>> to get out there!  I have created a blog of essays, algorithms, and
>> anything related to computer science.  The goal is to show the world
>> that blind people can have a voice in computer science.  The link is:
>>
>> http://tfotaj.blogspot.com
>>
>> Enjoy!  P.S. contributors are welcome.
>>
>>
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