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From: Will Grignon
Date: Apr 10, 2012 3:24PM

This is certainly an ongoing debate within the disability community, with
equally passionate encouragement for full up front disclosure as well as
calls for judicious delay as long as possible.

This dichotomy seems to be further fragmented between those with
obvious/apparent disabilities and those who have "invisible" disabilities,
with the former tending (but by no means unanimously) toward up front
disclosure and the latter tending (again, by no means unanimously) toward
delayed disclosure until legally or functionally compelled to disclose.

Generally, it would be nice to think that employers do not discriminate on
the basis of disability, but research continues to show widespread
discrimination. Given this ongoing reality, it would seem that AT could
afford some protection for those who wish not to disclose by eliminating the
means by which a potential employer could determine if a candidate has used
AT in the application process.

This would not eliminate discrimination or obviate a disabled person's need
to disclose when necessary, but it would give that person some more freedom
and flexibility as to when and how she discloses her disability.