How Do I Find And Recruit Blind People To Work In My Company?
It has been a slow and frustrating journey for both employers and job seekers who want to make the right employment connections. Employers don't have experience with blind employees, so they are hesitant to hire qualified job candidates. Job seekers who are blind experience a lot of rejection, so they give up. As a result, few blind people apply for job openings, and employers never get a chance to experience working with blind employees. Get the picture? Like recruiting in any other underutilized part of the job seeker pool, you need to go out and find and encourage blind people to apply for your positions. There are a number of ways to do this. Contact job training programs and university job placement programs that include or specifically serve disabled people. Attend disability job fairs. Talk to disability consumers.

What Can I Ask A Blind Person During A Job Interview?
This one is easy. You can describe the essential functions of the job for which he is interviewing, and then you can ask him if he can do the work and how he would do it for your company. That's all.

Do I Have To Hire A Blind Person?
If he is the best qualified person for the job, you should hire him. Why? Well, yes, it's unlawful to discriminate against a blind person in employment just because of his disability. But there's a much better reason. If you don't, you'll have hired the second best person for the job. Why would you want to do that?

Do Blind People Take A Lot Of Sick Days?
Blindness does not mean illness. One blind person may be as hearty and healthy as an ox, while another may have a chronic illness. A 25-year study conducted by the DuPont Corporation discovered that disabled workers at DuPont had equal or better attendance than 90 percent of their non-disabled co-workers. The odds are, therefore, in favor of a blind person being less likely to take time off than your other workers.

What Kind Of Turnover Rate Can I Expect From A Blind Worker?
The DuPont study cited in the answer above to the question: "Do blind people take a lot of sick days?", shows disabled workers have equal or higher longevity and loyalty than do 90 percent of other workers. In fact, hiring qualified blind or visually impaired people can actually help decrease your overall turnover.

Can I Lay Off Or Fire A Blind Employee?
If he is incompetent or commits any offense that calls for firing under your employment policies, you can most certainly fire him. If you have to lay off staff, you need not keep a blind person on just because he's blind. The point is that, unless you are firing a worker because he is blind or otherwise disabled, there is no prohibition.
If you are really asking, "How do I fire a blind person without feeling like a monster?", then all I add is that it's never easy to fire someone. A blind person deserves no less and no more fairness. Until we, as a society, stop treating blind people like fragile children, we will not truly have equal employment opportunities.