[humanser] Hi all, Fwd: To disclose or not disclose on internship apps

Fri Nov 20 22:24:40 UTC 2015

Totally can relate Lisa. Very creative idea. Good question. I learned so much on this list serves.

Ericka Short
"Friends are like flowers in the garden of life"

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> On Nov 20, 2015, at 2:29 AM, Lisa Irving via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Kaitie, 
> 
> I'm not familiar with skype interviews. I wonder, is there a way to include
> a U-Tube video of you doing what you do best; live the life you want because
> blindness is not what defines you, that is, show off your talents and your
> abilities at the same time on a selfie commercial via U-Tube. This
> suggestion is coming from someone who considers herself technology
> inhibited. Lol. 
> 
> Lisa Irving
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti
> Shelton via humanser
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:53 PM
> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Kaiti Shelton
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Hi all, Fwd: To disclose or not disclose on
> internship apps
> 
> Hi all (take 2).
> 
> First, I apologize for the nearly blank message preceding this one;
> sometimes when I hit enter in my web-based email client, it thinks I want to
> send the email rather than continue writing.  Anyway, I sent the message
> forwarded in that original email to a list of blind music therapists to try
> to get a direct response, but I still haven't heard back and fear the list
> may be completely dormant.  Unfortunately there is nothing out there for
> students in the field my age, and everyone I've talked to on there is
> significantly older and nearing/already in retirement age.  I hope to see if
> I can locate some other blind music therapy students to create a new group
> for idea-sharing and questions like this, but as I start applying for
> internships in January I need the answer to this question relatively soon.
> I'd appreciate any input on this tricky topic.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>> On 11/19/15, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 01:21:24 -0500
>> Subject: To disclose or not disclose on internship apps
>> To: musictherapistswithvisualimpairments
>> <musictherapistswithvisualimpairments at yahoogroups.com>
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I can start applying for national roster internship sites in January.
>> I've already combed through the entire list and picked out the 18 that 
>> sounded the most appealing to me.  I even categorized them into tiers.
>> I know I can have four applications out at a time, so they're in 
>> batches of four according to the level of preference I have for the 
>> sites.
>> 
>> My big question concerns whether or not I should disclose my blindness 
>> on internship applications.  I know the standard practice is to not 
>> disclose information before the interview, but I'm wondering how solid 
>> that advice is given the field we are in and the nature of interviews 
>> now.  A lot of my older classmates participated in skype 
>> interviews/auditions rather than ones on-site, which could give me a 
>> disadvantage.  Sure, I could explain over skype how I do things and 
>> show the internship director some of my adaptive equipment if that 
>> issue arises, but it would not be as effective as doing it in person.
>> They won't have an opportunity to observe me using a cane competently, 
>> or see me taking notes and referencing them from my notetaker.  I'm 
>> sure my professors might have some input here, but I am also sure that 
>> they would encourage me to seek out other sources for this information 
>> as I am their first blind student.  I don't want to be discounted 
>> before I have a shot at an interview, but could being upfront avoid 
>> possible pitfalls in the interview process if the internship director 
>> knows a little of what to expect?  Also, if the internship directly 
>> relates to my experiences should I disclose it then to show I have a 
>> possible edge in making empathetic connections with clients over a 
>> student music therapist who does not have prior experience with 
>> blindness, assistive technology, etc?  Thanks,
>> 
>> --
>> Kaiti Shelton
>> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present Secretary, 
>> The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division 
>> 2015-2016
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Kaiti Shelton
>> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present Secretary, 
>> The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division 
>> 2015-2016
>> 
>> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
>> 
> 
> 
> --
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present Secretary, The
> National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division 2015-2016
> 
> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
> 
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