Hello Folks, Good discussion!
I fully agree with Rahul and Preeti Mam. I did disclose my disability in my resume and in my covering letter I did mention about my achievements. I strongly feel that we must give pointers to the employer to think deep and to come back to us. We bring a different angle to the table. Good managers would like to include our view. We must give that much extra time and space to the employer so that they are ready to provide us with the right ecosystem and to absorb our skills productively. This is possible only when they are aware about our condition. We must always give our best because we get very limited opportunity. The employer must feel that we are an asset to the organization. -- "Good friendship is like the relationship between eye & hand! If the hand is hurt, the eye will cry! & when the eye cries, the hand will wipe the tears" With best regards, Mahesh Narasimhan Mobile: +91-9899353960 E-mail: maheshde...@gmail.com On 9/14/18, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com> 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. Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> Rahul >>> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
