Hi, I too follow the practice of indirectly disclosing my disability through my Resume. Per my experience most people are unexposed to what persons with disability can accomplish with assistive technology. Hence, disclosing the same in a telecon or email may lead to unnecessary apprehensions and confusions. At the personal interview stage one does have a sufficient opportunity to prove and demonstrate the work arounds he adopts to accomplish the desired objective. As regards the argument that specific non disclosure may be considered as unfair means, my point is that if we can ultimately achieve the desired task, the means should not carry much weight. Moreover, if we have disclosed our disability indirectly in our resume, a thorough scrutiny of the resume would make it very clear that we are disabled. Best Turab
On 9/14/18, Kartik Sawhney <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > This is a very personal decision in my opinion. A resume is meant to > highlight some of the most important things you'd like to tell about > yourself to a potential employer. If you decide that disability is one > of those things, then sure, it should be included. However, if you > think that disability is not as key from a resume perspective, and > you'd only like to include it to give a heads-up to the employer, then > I don't think that's necessary, especially for a visible disability. > In any case, during the interview, the interviewers would know that > you are a person with a disability. But at that time, you will have an > opportunity to explain how you can accomplish your job well using > assistive technology and how you have not let your disability be an > impediment in the past. In India and the US both, there continues to > be a lack of awareness, but it is not always the case that people > don't want to understand. Your resume may be reviewed by people who > genuinely don't think you can do the task because they really don't > know anything about disability, but the same people might be the most > supportive once you demonstrate how you do your work. Of course, you > might need to disclose even before interview but after you have been > shortlisted for one to get reasonable accommodations. Personally, I > disclose disability indirectly on my resume through my work in the > field and awards etc. > > Best, > -Kartik > > On 9/13/18, Rahul Bajaj <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I hope this message finds you well. >>>> >>>> I was actually wondering what you thought about something that flows >>>> from >>>> a conversation that I had with some blind lawyers in the US in a >>>> meeting >>>> aimed at guiding some fresh law school graduates with disabilities who >>>> are finding great difficulty getting employed. >>>> >>>> One line of argument was that a disabled lawyer should not disclose >>>> their >>>> disability in their job application/cv, given that this wouldgive an >>>> employer a potential reason to discriminate and to find strategic ways >>>> to >>>> disguise that discrimination in such a subtle way as to ensure that it >>>> does not appear legally suspect (principally by citing reasons not >>>> related to a person's disability for not giving an interview call or >>>> the >>>> like, when the actual reason is disability). Proponents of this view >>>> believe that the interview process is solely aimed at ascertaining >>>> whether an applicant is qualified for the job concerned and that a >>>> disability has no bearing on that determination. By bringing the >>>> disability into the picture, you often end up colouring a potential >>>> employer's views about you in a negative way. They argue that the >>>> disability can be discussed once a decision to hire you has been made, >>>> for discussing reasonable accommodations. >>>> >>>> On the other hand, I am of the view that it is important to proceed on >>>> the premise that people do not have a discriminatory intent and to >>>> disclose the fact of your disability upfront while also making clear >>>> that >>>> your disability has not held you back from realizing your full >>>> potential, >>>> as opposed to brushing this issue under the carpet and thereby >>>> squandering the opportunity to disabuse a potential employer of false >>>> notions and stereotypes about a disabled person's competence. My view >>>> is >>>> that concealing the fact of one's disability at the time of applying >>>> prevents a potential employer from reflecting on the modus operandi >>>> that >>>> a disabled employee is likely to adopt to perform their functions and >>>> consequently from asking questions about the disability in the >>>> interview >>>> which can enable them to form a more informed view about the >>>> applicant's >>>> suitability. >>>> >>>> I'd be grateful if you could share your personal view about this, >>>> whenever convenient, based on your own experience and conversations you >>>> may have had with folks with disabilities. Some of them were suggesting >>>> that my views may be based on some unique features of Indian society >>>> which merit closer scrutiny. 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