There’s a lot of fuckery that happens in the workplace, but this might take the cake.
NTI (National Telecommuting Institute), which is a nonprofit disability organization dedicated to advocating and supporting the employment goals of the disability community and their family caregivers, screwed the pooch.
In 2023, the EEOC brought a suit against NTI.
The lawsuit: Federal Agency Charges Staffing Firm Refused to Refer Blind and Low-Vision Applicants And Denied Disability Accommodations
When NTI became aware that applicants for placement used accessibility technologies such as screen reader programs that convert computer text to speech, NTI told those applicants that no positions were available that could accommodate the software.
The allegations: The EEOC alleges that as a general practice, NTI then failed or refused to place or refer the applicants for employment. The EEOC’s complaint also alleges that NTI denied blind and low-vision applicants access to placement services by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to participate in NTI’s pre-employment application process.
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