My dad took a job where he has to use the computer at work.  It’s like a supervisor position and he has to do time entry and OT approval…that kind of stuff.  I’m really proud of him for taking a job like that.  I honestly can’t believe he accepted the job, or even that it would be offered to him.  I know he was trying to weasel out of the computer part but they told him if he wanted the supervisor job he had to take all of it or none of it.

The reason why I’m so proud of him is because normally he goes to great lengths to make sure he’s not in a position where he would have to read something.  He’s worked most of his life to hide or play down his disability.  (And he’s amazing at it.  I guarantee people who have known him for years have no idea he can’t read.  I don’t even know how I’d make it in the world, much less do all the stuff he does.)  Taking a job where he knows its going to require reading is a pretty big step for him.  I really really hope it works out.