[Job-Discussions] braille on my resume...

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello,

I'm a blind person and I market the hell out of it! Even when applying 
for boring work rather than performing, I portray it as an asset. 
There's quite a bit of blind stuff on my resume; Braille Music teacher, 
disability advocacy, I've done stuff for the RNIB... Even if I never 
mentioned it, it would look rather suspicious if I said nothing. I 
decided years ago to do it on my terms not someone else's. If I turn up 
for an interview with a cane and I've hidden it, at best, I'm a moron. 
At worst, I'm a manipulative liar.


I know I'm in the minority with this point-of-view.

Very best wishes,

Sandra.

On 23/05/2025 21:53, Andrews, David B (DEED) via Job-Discussions wrote:
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> It depends on what kind of job you are applying for. If you will be 
> paid to use Braille, put it on, if not leave it off in my opinion!
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> Dave
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> Hi all,
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> I took two different career development courses in high school and one 
> of the things we did was make a resume and it was suggested that I put 
> braille as one of my skills and since I didn’t know any better I did 
> but now I’m questioning whether or not to have it on there since I’m 
> not sure how helpful it’d be in getting a job and besides I’m not sure 
> I want potential employers knowing I’m blind right off the bat as I 
> worry that I might get discriminated against simply because of my 
> blindness (I know that’s not supposed to happen but I have a very hard 
> time truly trusting anyone even if they talk about accessibility). So 
> as visually impaired people do you think I should leave or remove it? 
> Thanks and I look forward to reading your thoughts!!
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> Madison
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