<<No. They're asking if you can do it if you have reasonable accomodations, _if you need them_, (a ramp, or whatever).>> Au contraire, it seemed to me (though some of the posts since my initial post have clarified this somewhat) that they were asking if I could do the job if I did *not* have reasonable accommodations. Again -- that phrase -- "with our without reasonable accommodations". (And just the term "accommodation" is so broad .....what the blazes counts as an accommodation?) << 'You ask a philosopher a question and after he or she has talked for awhile you no longer understand your own question.' [Philippa Foot]>> I have that quote taped to the edge of my computer monitor. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: amazing employment application questions Date: 6/5/06 9:45:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time From: _rpaul@xxxxxxxxx (mailto:rpaul@xxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote: > > So, let's say I'm paralyzed from the waist down in a wheelchair, but > > my clerical skills are outstanding (if I do say so myself). So > > they're asking me if I am able to perform the clerical duties if the > > building does not have wheelchair access? No. They're asking if you can do it if you have reasonable accomodations, _if you need them_, (a ramp, or whatever). That is, can you type at all, independently of whether you need any special accomodations? David wrote: > It's a very odd question: > "Will you be able to perform the essential job functions for the > position you are applying for with or without reasonable > accommodations?" It isn't the most deftly worded question, but it's pretty clear to me. The reading light example is about as transparent as I can make it. I suspect that David and Julie are just ambulance chasing. As it were. So to speak. 'You ask a philosopher a question and after he or she has talked for awhile you no longer understand your own question.' [Philippa Foot] Robert Paul reed.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html