<div dir="ltr"><div>Julie:<br><br></div>I would not say anything about any type of disability on your resume. Your resume is designed to highlight your abilities and skills not disabilities. When completing a job application, you may be required to disclosed your disabilities and there are federal laws that are designed to protect you against discrimination. Rick<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Julie McGinnity <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kaybaycar@gmail.com" target="_blank">kaybaycar@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
I am currently taking a Career Development for Musicians class. Our<br>
latest project is to come up with a bio for ourselves. We will also<br>
be working on resumes and other print materials that we can display in<br>
a job interview/audition situation. I am therefore wondering how<br>
those of you who are blind dealt with your blindness in a bio. I am<br>
not wanting to hide it necessarily because I feel like it would be<br>
obvious that I am blind to anyone looking at my resume. But I refuse<br>
to write about it as though it is some adversity I have overcome<br>
because that's not accurate either. Any suggestions would be greatly<br>
appreciated. Thanks.<br>
<br>
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--<br>
Julie McG<br>
National Association of Guide dog Users board member, National<br>
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,<br>
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,<br>
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008<br>
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that<br>
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal<br>
life."<br>
John 3:16<br>
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