[Menvi-discuss] dealing with blindness in bios and other careerinformation

[Marda]

I don't want to hide my blindness and have had to mention it in advance when 
needing accommodations but I don't include it in my bio because I want 
people to evaluate me first as a competent person and then as a blind person 
who except for blindness is a person like everyone else who wants to be 
treated with dignity and respect.
Marda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie McGinnity" <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
To: "This is for discussing music and braille literacy" 
<menvi-discuss at menvi.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:46 PM
Subject: [Menvi-discuss] dealing with blindness in bios and other 
careerinformation


> Hi everyone,
>
> I am currently taking a Career Development for Musicians class.  Our
> latest project is to come up with a bio for ourselves.  We will also
> be working on resumes and other print materials that we can display in
> a job interview/audition situation.  I am therefore wondering how
> those of you who are blind dealt with your blindness in a bio.  I am
> not wanting to hide it necessarily because I feel like it would be
> obvious that I am blind to anyone looking at my resume.  But I refuse
> to write about it as though it is some adversity I have overcome
> because that's not accurate either.  Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.  Thanks.
>
>
> -- 
> Julie McG
> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
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