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<p>Hello,</p>
<p>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. <br>
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<p>I know I'm in the minority with this point-of-view.</p>
<p>Very best wishes,</p>
<p>Sandra.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23/05/2025 21:53, Andrews, David B
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<p class="MsoNormal">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!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Job-Discussions] braille on my
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">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\u2019t know
any better I did but now I\u2019m questioning whether or not to
have it on there since I\u2019m not sure how helpful it\u2019d be in
getting a job and besides I\u2019m not sure I want potential
employers knowing I\u2019m blind right off the bat as I worry
that I might get discriminated against simply because of
my blindness (I know that\u2019s 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!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Madison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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