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Blind man with master’s degree says he was denied employment because of his disability
BY KIMBERLEY HIBBERT Sunday Observer staff reporter hibbertk@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, September 28, 2014 6 Comments
My colleagues have even had experiences where they have been ridiculed in interviews and asked how they fed themselves, found their clothes and other things that were totally unrelated to the job offering. (PHOTOS: JOSEPH WELLINGTON)
A visually impaired man who holds a master's degree is far from amused at the treatment that he said has been meted out to him by prospective employers.
In short, he described it as discrimination.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, is 30 years old, married with one child, a Calabar High School old boy, and holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in social work with focus in human service administration and management from the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Although his résumé does not state his disability, his interviews, he said, continue to return discouraging results, which, he is convinced, are because of his blindness.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...ation_17579992
Blind man with master’s degree says he was denied employment because of his disability
BY KIMBERLEY HIBBERT Sunday Observer staff reporter hibbertk@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, September 28, 2014 6 Comments
My colleagues have even had experiences where they have been ridiculed in interviews and asked how they fed themselves, found their clothes and other things that were totally unrelated to the job offering. (PHOTOS: JOSEPH WELLINGTON)
A visually impaired man who holds a master's degree is far from amused at the treatment that he said has been meted out to him by prospective employers.
In short, he described it as discrimination.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, is 30 years old, married with one child, a Calabar High School old boy, and holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in social work with focus in human service administration and management from the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Although his résumé does not state his disability, his interviews, he said, continue to return discouraging results, which, he is convinced, are because of his blindness.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...ation_17579992
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