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

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi all,

Thanks so much for the feedback.  I am torn.  I understand how an
employer would look at my bio and resume, realize I am blind, and
throw it away.  The problem is that a good number of my
accomplishments(leadership, scholarships, and even work/volunteer
experience) deals with the blind community.  I don't know how I would
go about hiding it without cutting out a part of my successes in life.
 Perhaps I include those things and leave it up to them to realize
that I am blind...  But I wasn't sure.

Thank you so much for the input.  It is definitely appreciated.

On 2/18/14, Leslie Hamric <lhamric930 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all.  I too, want potential employers to see me as a competent person
> first.  The blindness will come up eventually.  If I mention it on the bio
> or resume, the potential employer could decide to look no farther.  I have
> talked with many people about how/when to disclose blindness and everyone
> handles it differently.  In the end, you have to try different approaches
> and do what's comfortable for you.  Good luck.
> Leslie
>
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> Marda
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 7:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] dealing with blindness in bios and other
> careerinformation
>
> 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"
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:46 PM
> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] dealing with blindness in bios and other
> careerinformation
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>
>> 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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-- 
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