[155941] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Color vision for network techs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Philip Gladwin)
Fri Aug 31 10:35:23 2012
In-Reply-To: <CA+3sbiPmoAJ2jT1Y73aW1rodTWKTmcHTsZCSLMeF-xn9drkH=g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:30:07 -0400
From: Philip Gladwin <pgladwin@securityguy.ca>
To: Steve Meuse <smeuse@mara.org>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Maybe giving them access to a colormeter? :)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/colorimeter-digital-color/id371113568?mt=8
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Steve Meuse <smeuse@mara.org> wrote:
> You might consider the ADA act before you go too far down this road. I'm no
> expert, but it may apply...
>
> -Steve
>
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Berry Mobley <berry@gadsdenst.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Do any of you do any color vision screening in your interview process?
> How
> > do those of you with color vision impairments compensate? I'd never
> > considered this until I was in one of our facilities with my son (who has
> > limited color vision) and we had a discussion about the LEDs. He could
> only
> > determine on/off - not amber/red/green on the equipment we had. I'm
> > wondering if we need a color vision requirement (or test) as part of our
> > hiring requirements.
> >
> > Berry Mobley
> >
> >
> >
>
