[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

Sun Aug 12 16:53:53 UTC 2018

Good idea! Then change the focus to the rules/regulations that govern employer's responsibilities when dealing with disabled candidates. Make it more difficult to discriminate.

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The system is deeply flawed.  We all know that to be the case; goodness knows I have seen that in my own life.  However, we can be change agents by starting with the man in the mirror.  How can we say that the sighted should change if we aren't willing to change?

On 8/12/2018 12:31 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
> Yea, and more focus is often put on motivating blind people to work 
> rather than the legal requirement to hire blind candidates. Even if we 
> put more emphasis on employers, employers hide discrimination easily. 
> Since the ADA
> (2008) has no resolution for such a problem, this might be a legal issue.
> Don't force blind people into a box. Are you telling me that if a 
> blind person passes up a chance to own a business, they were foolish 
> or unmotivated to work? Like sighted people, blind people have whims, 
> wishes, wants, and passions. Maybe running/owning a business is not 
> one of those on the priority list. I am totally blind and wish I could 
> work in healthcare administration. However, Epic seems to be an epic failure in accessibility.
> Am I unmotivated to work, or is technology holding me back from a dream job?
> I wanted to be a veterinarian in the past. I finished my 250 hours of 
> required volunteer work. At the time, I could see a fair amount. There 
> isn't anything wrong with hiring qualified sergeons to pick up the slack, right?
> Wrong! According to the "sighted person's world", this is impossible 
> and needs to stop. So, is being denied from every available school to 
> me being unmotivated to work, or is the "system" causing problems? In 
> any case, you get my point. A blind person is motivated to work, but 
> denied every chance they get for one reason or another. Like I said, 
> the focus should be employers and the general public, not blind 
> people. They give up because they are exhausted from being motivated and getting nowhere.
>
>
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> Good evening everyone,
>
> 	There is still a need to convince blind people to get out and work 
> especially when opportunities are placed in their lap and they turn 
> them down. Mary and I have seen this up close and personal. Yes it's 
> necessary to educate employers to hire blind applicants but it's also 
> the responsibility of blind individuals to seaze opportunities known 
> to be legal, sound, and have a proven track record of success when 
> presented with them. Why go to work for someone else when an 
> opportunity to own your own business is given to you . As that 
> business grows you'll eventually need employees to help run the 
> office. Guess what. Now you're in a position to offer job 
> opportunities to qualified blind persons in addition to sighted employees. Combatting employment discrimination among the blind is a 2-way street.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
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> 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.
>
>
>
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> 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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