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Back in June of 1999 I went in for a job interview for a company. This company had already reviewed my resume and references. But I left out one detail on those papers - the fact that I was disabled. At the time I felt it had no bearing on my qualifications for a position. Especially since I was only applying for jobs that I knew I was capable of. Well needless to say, I am sure I lost that potential job the second I walked in the door. I will never forget the guy's mouth dropping to the floor when he saw me.
What is the message behind this story? Someone once told me that finding a job is probably the worst job in the world. As I thought about that statement, and having a difficult time finding a job myself, I began to realize how right that person was. Finding a job can even be much more difficult when your disabled. All to often employers believe a person with a disability cannot do the same level of work that non-disabled person can do. There are those of us out there, including myself, that know we can do a job if we are giving a chance. I have started a compiled list of job openings and companies that tend to hire disabled individuals.
To make a long story short, I now put the fact that I am disabled on my resume. I figure that if a company decides they do not want to hire me for that fact, then there is no need for me to be wasting my time with them and I probably do not need to be working there to begin with.
Companies that tend to hire disabled individuals
Links
Employment
Resources for People with Disabilities
Job Accommodation Network (JAN on the Web)
Job Resources for the Disabled, Inc.
GO TO: Resume Example (4)