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

[Dr Denise M Robinson]

As Christopher said--be upfront right away. If you let them know later when
you are having issues, they will feel deceived and that leads down a bad
road.

* Dr Denise M Robinson*

*Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*

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On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 9:02 PM Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS <
nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> 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.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > 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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