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Overcoming Disabilities
- What To Do?
by Coral J. Evans
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Individuals
with disabilities often find themselves having to
overcome preset ideas and misconceptions regarding
their abilities to do the job. It is important to
remember that even in this day and age many
individuals have never had the opportunity to work
with someone that they know has a disability. The
fact is that many people have disabilities that
are not readily noticeable and their employer and
co-workers are unaware that they have one.
What to do?
Don’t play the
"victim" or use your disability in
any way that may construe "you have to hire me
per the ADA." Instead, show off your skills
and talents. It is important that your resume
reflect your experience and knowledge in the area
that the employer is seeking. Once in the
interview, show that you’ve done your homework
and researched the company, match your talents
with those that they’ve requested in the
position’s ad and in the position’s job
description. Then, go the extra step in describing
additional skills that you will bring to the
organization, outside of the basic ones required
for the position. If an accommodation will be
required, bring a solution/alternative to the
table when asked. Having the solution to a
perceived problem just goes a step further in
showing the employer that you know how to
problem-solve and can think ahead.
Basically, it goes
back to how you handle yourself and how that comes
across in your resume, in the interview and lastly
on the job, in the position. Carry yourself with
confidence and know how. And as for employers,
remember you are trying to hire the best possible
person for the position that you have open,
don’t let a misconception disable you in your
search.
About the Author: Coral Evans
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