[NFBCS] How/when is it a good time to disclose

[chaltain at gmail.com]

If you're working on line there are many occasions where being blind may come up. They may choose to use an inaccessible application like WebEx or GoToMeeting. They may do things like paste screen images into the body of emails. These are just a few examples.

For me, I declare my blindness during a face to face interview or the on line equivalent. I also don't hide it in my resume, social media content or cover letter.

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Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Gmail

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ryan Mann via NFBCS
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 6:24 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Ryan Mann <rmann0581 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] How/when is it a good time to disclose
> 
> If you are working on-line, there is a chance that a web site you need to use isn’t
> accessible to a screen reader.  In that case, it seems like you would need to let
> your boss know.  That is, if you can’t figure out work arounds to accessiblity
> problems.
> 
> 
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> 
> > On Apr 23, 2020, at 4:28 PM, Greg Kearney via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > If you are working online and not in person is there any reason at all to divulge
> that you are blind? Or deaf, or in a wheelchair or dyslexic or what have you?
> >
> > There is a famous cartoon with tow dog using a computer, one turns to the
> other and says: "On the internet no one knows your a dog."
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >> On Apr 23, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Brad Snyder via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Just my opinion, but blindness is not in it self a “disability”, rather it is an
> impairment of one of your senses.
> >> When disclosing your vision impairment, I suggest you discuss how you
> implement various techniques to overcome or work-around your impairment.
> >>
> >> - Brad -
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Apr 23, 2020, at 14:10, Haoran Wen via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Tracy,
> >> Thank you for your response.
> >> I completely did not consider filling out physical forms and such.
> >> I will definitely reach out to my HR correspondent and ask more about
> >> the logistics.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Haoran
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