If this has already come to you, I apologize. I got an error message last
time I sent, and don't remember if I chose to read my own posts to the list.
That discrimination must have been pretty blatant. I know when I filed with
the EEOC, and locally, the process was almost impossible. I know that when
I applied, the form was not accessible. I also heard through the grape vine
that EEOC and FCHR usually side with the employers. What do you all think.
Have you ever experienced discrimination? and if you did, did you think of
reporting? Like I said, I reported twice. In each case, the agency to
report the claim to had nothing accessible, nor did then understand what
accessible documents were. When I asked for accessible documents from the
Florida Commission on Human Relations, I was given PDF documents which could
not be read with a screen reader, you know "empty document". When I used a
converter to read them, it changed the format in such a way that the
documents could not be read properly. I did what I could to understand
them, but felt at a disadvantage not only because I didn't have access to
the documents, but that I had to educate the office whose responsibility it
is to review cases how to accommodate my needs as a blind person. The first
time I filed, which was against the state of Florida regarding the RIMS 2000
system used by Vocational Rehabilitation, The representative I had lied
about contacting me, and sent all correspondence in small print. Since we
rarely had someone to read our mail, I decided to let that claim go because
I didn't have time to educate the staff at FCHR and file the claim as well
as learn a new job.
How many of you have been in that position?
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Chip Orange
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 11:10 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] ADA discrimination being pursued by the feds
Here's an excerpt from a newsletter from disability.gov:
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Health Care Company Charged with Widespread Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged Magnolia Health
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Rights Laws.
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Chip Orange
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 11:10 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] ADA discrimination being pursued by the feds
Here's an excerpt from a newsletter from disability.gov:
<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6ImFjb3JhbmdlQGNvbWNhc3Qu
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Health Care Company Charged with Widespread Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged Magnolia Health
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Looking for more information about the ADA and other laws that protect the
rights of people with disabilities? Visit
<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6ImFjb3JhbmdlQGNvbWNhc3Qu
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Rights Laws.
