Press Release January 27, 2005
eSight Bloggers Offer Employers Insight About Accessibility Barriers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2005
"...When you take the initiative and act for yourself, you show the world that you have what it takes to effectively perform the duties of that job you seek!"
That's a quote from D.S., one of the members of eSight Careers Network who participated in a January 2005 discussion about breaking major accessibility barriers (particularly available transportation and accessible technology) for those with disabilities who seek mainstream employment.
eSight members held the month-long discussion on eSight's new "Swimming in the Mainstream" blog.
An outgrowth of that discussion is a new article, which offers employers insight about accessibility barrier issues from a job-seeker point of view. eSight (http://www.eSight.org.) is currently highlighting the article in its Employer Resources section.
The article, "'Swimming in the Mainstream' Insight: Breaking Accessibility Barriers," is available at http://www.esight.org/View.cfm?x=1751
Nancy O'Connell, executive director of The Associated Blind, Inc., New York City, urged those in the disability community to pass the accessibility barrier article onto career counselors, hiring managers or other decision makers in the mainstream workplace who might benefit from such insight about accessibility issues generated by job seekers and employees with disabilities.
Available at www.tabinc.org/sim/, eSight's "Swimming in the Mainstream" blog is designed to help eSight members share their personal experiences as individuals with a disability in the workplace, help job seekers showcase their personalities and accomplishments to prospective employers and help employers expand their awareness of disability employment issues.
The blog is made possible by a grant the American Express Foundation has awarded to The Associated Blind, Inc., eSight's parent organization.
The Associated Blind, Inc., a 66-year-old non-profit organization, has been providing members of eSight Careers Network opportunities to collaborate on disability employment issues through accessible online submission tools since October 2000.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Source: The Associated Blind, Inc.
Contact: Nancy O'Connell
Tel: (212) 683-4950
E-mail: MemberServices@eSightCareers.net
Online community:
www.eSight.org
Blogs:
www.tabinc.org/jsn/
www.tabinc.org/sim/
www.tabinc.org/blog/