Disabilities Part 1: What is Disclosure?

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Video: Disabilities Part 1: What is Disclosure?

1. What is disclosure?
A. ) Informing your employer of a disability or health condition that might interfere with your job functions
B. ) Making up a disability so you will get preferential treatment
C. ) Hiding your disability from your employer even though it interferes with your job function
D. ) Quitting your job because you have a disability

2. What information does the employer really need to know about your disability (select all that apply)?
A. ) Your diagnosis
B. ) The type of challenges you are facing
C. ) The limitations you have
D. ) B and C

3. Who can you disclose your disability to?
A. ) Recruiter or hiring manager
B. ) The company’s diversity and inclusion expert
C. ) Human resources department
D. ) Your direct boss
E. ) All of the above

4. If you have used accommodation solutions that were effective in previous positions you should bring them up.
True
False

5. What information should you focus on during your first conversation about your disability?
A. ) How old you were when you were diagnosed
B. ) Your family’s history of the disability
C. ) How your condition might affect your work
D. ) The contact information of the doctor that diagnosed you

6. When disclosing information about your disability to your employer, it is best to also discuss how your personal life is affected outside of work
True
False