[access-uk] Re: OT political correctness gone mad?
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:03:54 -0000
Well Kevin, for what its worth, at least the article gives more than one side
of the picture, rather than a simple bashing of 'olitical correctness'. I can
imagine that someone who is partially sighted, like the RNIB chap, or near to
that, could do the job. Dare say H&S and those who want to simply cover their
backs will not care to entertain partially sighted applicants though.
Puts me in mind of a guy I met a long time back who, in the 1950s was called up
for national service. They wouldnt believe him when he claimed he was
partially sighted. He'd done all sorts of interesting jobs, including market
traiding and working in a shoe shop as a sales assistant. Guess he'd become
too successful at being someone who had 'overcome' his disability!
I will try not to exstend this discussion further than the moderators would see
fit, but I have a strong suspician that I have been refused access to
accomodation in a building (which was originally set up to accomodate disabled
people) simply because of 'fire risk' and 'health and safety' concerns. Not
that the people concerned were open about it; that way I might easily have
been able to take it to a disability discrimination tribunal. No, they simply
lied, or I surmise that's what they did, saying that the office space was
spoken for. That was a few months back and the building is still awash with
office space being unused!
I could go on to rail against the way I am restricted here in my housing
association accomodation from having an upstairs flat, but I think I've said
more than enough to show where I am coming from on this subject. Pity its so
OT for this list.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin and emma"
| personally i found this brief article quite funny! just use your
| imagination. taken from the thesun.co.uk
|
| By DAVE MASTERS
| COUNCIL chiefs are offering special job application forms for wannabe
| dustmen - who are BLIND.
|
| Officials have Braille packs for hopefuls going for the £18k-a-year position
| in Tower Hamlets, London.
|
| The vacancy - which closes on Friday - is posted on their official website,
| where you can order the prints if the large text version still isn't clear
| enough.
|
| It says the successful candidate will be expected to 'assist the driver of
| the vehicle by ensuring that appropriate safety measures are in place and
| monitoring is undertaken whilst the collection process is in progress.'
|
| It goes on: "We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates
| regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age."
|
| A spokesman for the dustmen's union Unison said: "We recognise it would be
| unlikely that a blind person would take on a job of this type.
|
| "It seems to be just a standard part of any recruitment forms with the
| authority."
|
| But Bill Alker, of the RNIB, praised the council. He said: "I am partially
| sighted and was employed as a dustman.
|
| "I was good at the job and enjoyed doing it. Councils are doing the right
| thing by having job application forms in Braille and others should follow
| suit.
|
|
| Kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list
| contact me via email/msn:
| kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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