October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. October 15th is traditionally White Cane Safety Day. This is a day that should bring awareness to the importance of the travel ability and needs of all people who are blind. This is important because it has to do with how we get to work and the increasing role […]
Posts in the employment category:
Blindness and Employment in the United States: A Commentary with Resources
I recently had a discussion with friends overseas regarding employment of people who are blind in the United States. My friends asked about the types of jobs people are doing, what accommodations make work easier, and what makes it difficult for people to find employment. These are all good questions, and I recognized that in […]
why cutting Social Security Disability Income matters to everyone
Last week, Congress passed legislation that will make changes in how the Social Security program is managed, resulting in as much as a 20 per cent reduction in income for people with disabilities who receive payments through the Social Security Disability Insurance program by the end of 2016. In case you are still thinking the […]
please transfer me
I began my day with stress. I needed to handle some financial matters, and dealing with these things is always stressful for me. I began by attempting to handle them online… I ran into a slew of problems related to the fact that my name change had not been processed correctly since I got married; […]
on mentors and long-term unemployment
I had a conversation with a recent college graduate this week about some topics related to employment and blindness. The discussion led me to think about some experiences I had as a young person and what helped me to be encouraged, to believe in myself as a person with potential. It also led me to […]
fixing the economy
A friend posted this morning on Facebook that he would like certain [insert racial and political characteristics associated with particular Congressmen] to avoid certain behaviors and start passing legislation that would put people back to work. First, I’m not convinced that any Congressmen fitting his description would be convinced that their moral behavior–or lack thereof–keeps […]