Telling Your Employer about Your Disability
When, where, and how you disclose your visual disability to an employer is your decision. One factor that may influence your decision is the type of visual disability you have. Those individuals with partial vision loss may choose not to discuss this issue with an employer until they are being interviewed or after a job offer has been made. Those individuals with total vision loss may, out of necessity, need to inform a potential employer of their adaptive technology needs prior to an interview. Browse the resources below to learn more about the issues surrounding disclosure of a disability in the job search process.
Deciding When, if, or How to Disclose Your Disability:
Get answers to some important questions about deciding whether to disclose your disability and how to avoid some common mistakes when making disclosure.
Tips Archive: What to Say About Your Disability and When:
Find additional tips on disability disclosure from the government of Alberta, Canada.
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability:
Review commonly asked questions, including some regarding disability disclosure and the hiring process.
Pre-Employment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations:
(PDF FILE) Get more detailed information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's guidelines for acceptable hiring practices for people with disabilities.