So I don’t want to respond to this to much, it’s off topic and I don’t want to
push the envelope any more than I already do. Mark and Kara are pretty
tolerant of my special brand of insanity at times and that is appreciated. I
don’t want to ware out my welcome.
I did however want to say thank you for the many kind words I’ve
received on and off list, off list ones I’ll respond to individually but I
wanted to thank everyone here once and hopefully not take up to much list
traffic. I’ve gotten universally supportive messages here and on the eyes free
android list where I asked the same question and that really does help.
We should go back to our usually apple based conversations but if anyone has
any other specific suggestions or just wants to talk about the topic in general
or has other ideas feel free to ping me off list.
I appreciate everyone’s flexibility and understanding for the off topic traffic.
Scott
> On Jul 25, 2016, at 11:28 AM, Ann Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Good morning, I could've written your post 22 years ago at this time. I was
> more than qualified to do the work that I was hired to do. They knew it, but
> after three days they said I was not doing the work quickly enough.
> I have been through the same thing. They would ask how are you going to get
> here if you're blind, who dresses you, you know the drill. Anyway I'm not
> sure who to refer you to for any legal help. I wanted to write an offer you
> more support and best of luck.
> I might know of someone that my direct me to someone to give you some
> guidance with the situation. I will contact her this afternoon, and try to
> get back to you as soon as possible.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 25, 2016, at 10:20 AM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Scott,
>> write me off list about this and perhaps I can direct you to some options.
>> It really depends on your goals of course.
>> Kare
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2016, Scott Granados wrote:
>>>
>>> I’ll make this quick. I’m aware of the Massachusetts commission for the
>>> blind and the commission for equal opportunity and I’m also familiar with
>>> the federal agency but that’s not specifically what I’m looking for even
>>> though I know they are part of the process.
>>> I recently had an employer, after I had received the highest interview
>>> rating (according to them), and even though I had executed a contract and
>>> started on site, come back on day 2 and say I “was unqualified for the
>>> position because of my vision problem”. Literally that directly. This
>>> work was right with in my experience and I have 25 years of work history,
>>> positive references and track record to back up that position. There are
>>> no accessibility issues, no parts of the job that require vision
>>> specifically and the new engineer who started the day I did as well as our
>>> manager all seemed fine with working with me. One of the engineers was
>>> also highly placed in the Rhode Island Libertarian party and strongly
>>> against discrimination as a matter of principle and the other fellow seemed
>>> equally on board.
>>> I’m being jerked around by an HR person who is making me describe the
>>> most mundane things that I would accomplish. For example, I’m being
>>> grilled on how I would get to the job site when in fact I along with the
>>> new engineer who joined me showed up 15 minutes early and our manager
>>> couldn’t have bothered to have been on time. So go ahead and ask me
>>> questions but make sure your own staff live up to the same standards or am
>>> I crazy here?
>>> I’m struggling whether to just let HR do their thing although even if
>>> they did come back and offer me the position back I have lost all trust in
>>> the team and work environment. I don’t know that I’d want to walk back in
>>> there, especially now. On the other hand a big part of me wants to hire
>>> the equivalent of F. Lee Bailey and bleed the company dry. I’m not sure
>>> that’s a rational response either. So I’m wondering if anyone can refer an
>>> attorney that can practice in Mass who is an expert on this subject matter?
>>> I have deep pockets and can pay. Even if I have to start with the state
>>> or federal agency I’d like to have someone advising me who knows the right
>>> moves to make. Again, I have deep pockets so I don’t think I should have
>>> any issue motivating someone sufficiently. I won’t mention the company’s
>>> name at this point but may in the future if we don’t get anywhere. For now
>>> anyone who has any ideas of someone who could give me good advice on how to
>>> proceed would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
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