Defining Disclosure
What is Disclosure?
Telling someone information that was previously unknown
Who's decision is it to disclose your disability?
you are the only person who can decide whether you want to disclose your disability
I am checking out items at a grocery store. Is this an important time to disclose? Yes or No?
No
What is an Accommodation?
accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process to help you effectively complete tasks. (Work School or Program)
What are some other phrases that can be used to replace disclose?
open up, reveal, tell
Should a interviewer ask you to disclose your disability?
NO
Your friend invites you to a concert where it will be very loud and there will be large crowds of people. You do not want to hurt your friends feelings by declining the invitation but you're worried how that environment will affect you. Should you disclose your disability?
Disclosing your disability could be beneficial to help your friend understand your needs in relation to your disability. Your friend might help you get accommodations to make attending the concert more enjoyable for you. But you are not required to disclose
Can work or school deny you of accommodations ?
NO
Is disclosure intentional (on purpose) or Accidental
Intentional (on purpose)
Should you disclose your disability to your Doctor?
It would be beneficial to disclose disability information to your doctor to get accurate treatment
A Police officer pulls up behind you while you are walking to the store. The bright lights and sirens are really bothering you. Should you disclose your disability?
Yes! it is important for the police officer to understand your disability and how it affects you.
Do accommodations make up for skills that you don't have?
NO! Accommodations help you complete tasks that your disability interferes with. If you do not meet the job requirements, accommodations won't make up for that.
What does it mean if information is confidential?
This means private or secret. Information like bank account or social security number is confidential! Only certain should have access to this information.
Should you be embarrassed of disclosing your disability?
No! Your disability is apart of you but it does not define you and it is not something you should be ashamed of
You are at a job interview and the interviewer asks do you have a disability? What should you say?
It is your choice if you want to disclose but it is inappropriate and illegal for an interviewer to ask you that.
Will you get accommodations you need if you don't advocate for them?
No! No one will know what you need if you do not communicate that. We can't read your mind
Disclosure should be an informed choice. What is an informed choice?
Informed choice
is the process of making a decision after
considering relevant facts and weighing the
pros and cons (positives and negatives) of
the decision.
Should you disclose your disability is you think it's going to affect you negatively?
Ultimately it is your decision but disclosure should be used as a positive tool to help you get accommodations or gain understanding from peers.
Your disability makes it hard for you to follow verbal directions. You are having a hard time completing tasks at work because it is the only way your boss has been giving you instructions. Should you disclose your disability?
It could be beneficial for you to disclose your disability so your boss understands what you need to complete tasks at work.
Give examples of accommodation
wheelchair, eye-glasses, extended time to do a task, ipad for communication and many others