This relates to one of my personal gripes/grudges this side of the world.
According to our government, any company larger than something like 20
employees is forced to incorporate what they call affirmative action, which
means they have to employ a representative bit of the population in terms of
race, gender, etc. etc., but it also means that if they apparently employ
something like 1 in 100 disabled people, it counts as affirmative action,
and I was actually told by a local occupational therapist that my most
common job offer would be to sit in the corner and drink coffee, while being
officially on their payroll, and I honestly told her, I'd tell them to
bugger off if someone tried something like that.
Fact is people assume blind people can't even do something like pour their
own coffee, or my dumbest question have been asked a few times is how we
brush our teeth - sorry, but you're standing in front of the bathroom mirror
due to the basin/tap generally being there underneath it.
Anyway, fact is that as long as you know how to, and what extra technology
you might need to make use of, it's actually rather unlikely there are too
many things a VI person can't do as well, if not better than some assumptive
sighted people...
That's one of my personal, off topic rants, but anyway...will shut up now
and go sit in the corner and drink my coffee...
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "dark" <d...@xgam.org>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Promotion was:Screen Readers and Games
I admit I'm a litle jaded on the work subject, sinse I've seen too many
cases of blind people who have nothing but a high education, no social
abilities, and just endlessly apply for jobs to be given excuses.
Sinse employers cannot legally say "we're worried about employing a
visually impared person" this also means they just kmake up excuses.
My brother sent out 100 cvs a month for 8 years, trying to get a job in
law, and was told wonderful things like "your not qualified for this
position" when the position in question asked for two A-levels, --- ie, a
basic ending of school qualification, ---- where he was applying with a
law degree and a legal practice course.
Before this turns into too much of a wrant I'll stop, ---- suffice it to
say while I understand the work ethic atitude, ---- it's one which strikes
me as incredibly pointless in a country where eighty percent of blind
people are unemployed, ----- and I'd be willing to bet that probably 15 of
the last 20 percent are employed by organizations specifically geared
towards blind people like the rnib.
Luckily, ---- I don't care about being employed, ---- i JUST WANT TO
WRITE! IF SOMEONE WILL PAY ME FOR THAT, ---- GREAT! IF NOT, ---- WELL
NEVER MIND.
i FREELY ADMIT i'M NOT IN ANY WAY AMBICIOUS THOUGH.
bEWARE THE GRUE!
dARK.
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