[aavl] Fw: [leadership] An important legal question re when can a blind person be fired

[MARILYN LUTTER]

At last night's board meeting we had a long discussion about the future of 
our organization.  Read the following email from the leadership list.  It is 
one of a chain on an employment issue, but this particular message should 
give us something to think about I don't know exactly how to proceed, but 
maybe someone else will have an idea.

Marilyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Hachey" <bhachey at verizon.net>
To: <acb-l at acb.org>; <leadership at acb.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [leadership] An important legal question re when can a blind 
person be fired


Hi Ron,
Thanks for researching the law and sharing the results with us.
Clearly, we need more options for those of us who cannot drive and for those
who must give up their drivers licenses.
No one should have to lose a job just because they can't drive. Similarly,
no one should lose the ability to get to the doctor, grocer, hair dresser,
library, community center, etc.
Given that so many of us blind folks are elderly, I think maybe that ACB
ought to consider putting a higher priority on issues that impact the
elderly as well as those who are forced to give up drivers licenses. WE
should consider working more closely with groups like AARP to advocate for
common needs. IT is too bad that other elderly groups often don't want much
to do with us because we have a dirty word in the name of our organization.
Unfortunately, to many, that dirty word is blind and that's a whole nother
kettle of fish.
Bob Hachey

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