Hi All, >> >> I hope this message finds you well. >> >> I was actually wondering what you thought about something that flows from a >> conversation that I had with some blind lawyers in the US in a meeting aimed >> at guiding some fresh law school graduates with disabilities who are finding >> great difficulty getting employed. >> >> One line of argument was that a disabled lawyer should not disclose their >> disability in their job application/cv, given that this wouldgive an >> employer a potential reason to discriminate and to find strategic ways to >> disguise that discrimination in such a subtle way as to ensure that it does >> not appear legally suspect (principally by citing reasons not related to a >> person's disability for not giving an interview call or the like, when the >> actual reason is disability). Proponents of this view believe that the >> interview process is solely aimed at ascertaining whether an applicant is >> qualified for the job concerned and that a disability has no bearing on that >> determination. By bringing the disability into the picture, you often end up >> colouring a potential employer's views about you in a negative way. They >> argue that the disability can be discussed once a decision to hire you has >> been made, for discussing reasonable accommodations. >> >> On the other hand, I am of the view that it is important to proceed on the >> premise that people do not have a discriminatory intent and to disclose the >> fact of your disability upfront while also making clear that your disability >> has not held you back from realizing your full potential, as opposed to >> brushing this issue under the carpet and thereby squandering the opportunity >> to disabuse a potential employer of false notions and stereotypes about a >> disabled person's competence. My view is that concealing the fact of one's >> disability at the time of applying prevents a potential employer from >> reflecting on the modus operandi that a disabled employee is likely to adopt >> to perform their functions and consequently from asking questions about the >> disability in the interview which can enable them to form a more informed >> view about the applicant's suitability. >> >> I'd be grateful if you could share your personal view about this, whenever >> convenient, based on your own experience and conversations you may have had >> with folks with disabilities. Some of them were suggesting that my views may >> be based on some unique features of Indian society which merit closer >> scrutiny. Thank you. >> >> >> >> Best, >> Rahul >> Sent from my iPhone
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