[nfbcs] Resume of visually impaired software engineer

[Nancy Coffman]

 are you contributing to open source project? That would make it apparent that somebody besides you can verify your work.

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> On Aug 8, 2018, at 4:58 PM, Mike Sedmak via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> You touch on a real tough question, that of disclosure of your current
> level of eyesight.
> 
> As a hiring manager in a related field, let me note that some of the
> people who do software interviews may ask you to write code on a
> white-board or use a laptop to enter real code or pseudo-code.
> 
> If you disclose on the day of the interview it could leave the
> interviewers scrambling to figure out how to deal with an unexpected
> condition.
> 
> This could either:
> 1. Throw the whole day off leaving them feeling frustrated
> 2. Show that you can gracefully offer alternatives on the fly really
> cementing your flexibility, the fact that a visual impairment is not a
> roadblock to employment, and your general awesomeness.
> 
> So depending on your confidence of being able to work through any
> issues on the day of, this could be a big risk/reward opportunity.
> Things could go great, or things could go badly if the interviewer is
> not flexible on having his/her process altered on the fly.
> 
> Notifying when accepting an in-person interview would allow you to
> still immediately suggest some options like allowing you to bring your
> own laptop with a screen reader preloaded for writing
> code/pseudo-code.  It might not have that wow, he came up with that
> workaround on the fly big shot moment, but it also let's the team
> prepare to modify their usual interview mechanics.
> 
> I can't say which is the right option for you, you know yourself and I
> don't.  But hopefully I may have provided some food for thought.
> 
> Mike
> 
>> On 8/8/18, Tony Malykh via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> My name is Tony, I was a software engineer with many years of
>> experience, until I had to quit 5 years ago when I started to lose my
>> eyesight. Now I have learned screenreaders and I'm ready to start
>> working again. However, I need to explain somehow 5 years gap in my
>> employment. I was wondering if you guys can suggest me what's the right
>> way to do it?
>> 
>> 
>> Currently I have in my resume:
>> 
>> ### September 2013 - present: Not working due to health concerns
>> * Worked on open source projects
>> * Took online   classes in computer science and related fields
>> 
>> 
>> Is this description good? Should I mention that I'm visually impaired
>> explicitly? Or should I try to conceal even the health concerns part? Is
>> there anything else I can change in my resume to make it look better to
>> potential employers?
>> 
>> 
>> And also, when should I tell them that I'm visually impaired? In the
>> beginning? Right before the onsite interview? Or just come to the
>> interview with white cane?
>> 
>> 
>> Any suggestions will be appreciated!
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> 
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