[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

Sun Aug 12 18:47:01 UTC 2018

I don't understand the repeated statements that the ADA has no 
resolution for it. When I go to a site like 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990 I 
see quite a few cases that were settled on behalf of the person bringing 
suit against a company due to violations in the ADA. Maybe the penalties 
aren't strong enough, but it seems a bit extreme to say that the ADA has 
no resolution for it all.

On the broader topic, I think it goes both ways. Discrimination 
obviously exists and it needs to be addressed. As long as discrimination 
exists, blind people will have to work harder and face more limitations 
and challenges then their sighted counterparts.

That being said, there are blind people who have been successful in the 
current climate, and their are other blind people who feel entitled and 
mask their own efficiencies in the cloak of discrimination.

IMHO, ultimately blind people should have the same rights and the same 
ability to go into a profession of their choosing as anyone else. They 
should also be held to the same standards of performance as their peers.

On 08/12/2018 12:01 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
> Nope, it is hopeless for the majority of people discriminated against where employers hide the fact day in and day out, and the ADA (2008) has no resolution for it.
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> It is not so broken that we get nowhere.  It seems that you take a dim view indeed.  The system needs work but why not rise abuv it?  Do you feel it's hopeless to do so?
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> On 8/12/2018 12:50 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
>> The point is people will not get anywhere if the legal system is broken and discrimination is allowed to continue. Motivate all the blind people in the world to work and it will mostly fail if the broken system of rules and regulations + the wall of discrimination continues.
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>> That is only one half of the equation.  We must drive one another on.
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>> On 8/12/2018 12:37 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
>>> No offense taken. However, with a broken system known as the ADA (2008), the problem needs a more direct approach such as lobbying or new/revised legislation.
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>>> I agree and I meant no offense by this.  I was operating under the theory that if we can empower the blind to get involved, we can in turn empower the sighted to at least take some baby steps towards hiring the blind.
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>>> On 8/11/2018 5:42 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
>>>> 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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>>>> 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:
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>>>> http://tfotaj.blogspot.com
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>>>> Enjoy!  P.S. contributors are welcome.
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