[New post] You Talk Real Good

Alison Stine posted: "Alison Stine | Longreads | Month 2019 | 10 minutes (2,469 words) This essay was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a journalism nonprofit organization. Disability status? It's a question I am confronted with almost daily when I fil" New post on Longreads You Talk Real Good by Alison Stine Alison Stine | Longreads | Month 2019 | 10 minutes (2,469 words) This essay was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a journalism nonprofit organization. Disability status? It's a question I am confronted with almost daily when I fill out job applications. Sometimes I skip the question or I say I am not disabled. Sometimes I answer it truthfully, writing that I am hard of hearing (HOH), born partially deaf. I was laid off eight months ago from my full-time editing job, and in the arduous process of searching and applying for positions, I often face this voluntary disclosure form asking what I am and what my body does and does not do. Disability isn't always included as one of the options on disclosure forms; it doesn't always count as part of diversity. But my status has bearing on my job search. Less than 40% of people with a hearing loss have fulltime employment, according to a study cited by NPR, in an article which profiles a woman very much like me, with hearing loss and multiple graduate degrees, who's applied to over 1,000 jobs with no offers. I've only applied to over 60, as of this writing. But I haven't got any job offers yet. Read more of this post Alison Stine | October 21, 2019 at 6:30 am | Tags: Alison Stine, Deafness, disability, Discrimination, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, EHRP, hard of hearing, hearing loss, hiring, invisible disabilities, obstacles to employment, work | Categories: Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-yfF Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2019/10/21/you-talk-real-good/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com