Hey Rahul, Sometime back, I wrote a post on this topic. Please read on at: https://srinivasu.org/2016/03/should-i-disclose-my-disability-in-resume-my-prospective/
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:13 AM Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
