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I have a disability, how would a job assist me if I were to get hired?

My disability is Muscular Dystrophy, but a rare form. I'm not able to lift, push or pull heavy things. I'm not able to climb ladders either. but I can do everything else normally with no problems. How would they accommodate me or make the job easier?

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  • 7 years ago

    you could work in customer service or tech support in a call center

    all you do is sit & talk on the phone using a computer to guide the conversation

  • Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Well, as a person that is physically disabled myself, I've come to the realization that it is a 50/50 situation in everything I do...

    I need to adjust my expectations and expect my potential employer to do the bare minimum to accommodate my disability, even though if they were caring human beings, they'd be willing to do more since everything I need costs them nothing...

    I actually had a job as a cashier where they told me that if I'm caught sitting down while not on break, I'd be fired. I have a hip problem... But I needed the job so I had to put up with hit because there wouldn't be any evidence of discrimination since they'd just deny that I ever asked for a stool.

    It really sucks but it is more up to the individual with disabilities to make better choices in regards to what they are capable of doing than for a company to be the one responsible to accommodate you should you choose to try and do something you should be aware you're not capable of.

    This goes for disabilities and pregnancies and other life choices and situations... If a woman wants a job she knows will require a year of intensive work, she shouldn't expect to be accommodated if she chooses to get pregnant during the key parts of the project.

    Part of the whole "Choice" mantra is that THERE IS A CHOICE!

    ► I can choose to try for a job that requires lots of standing or running or lifting and I shouldn't be allowed to sue if I'm not able to perform the tasks assigned to me.

    ► I can choose to join the military as a woman and if I'm in combat, I don't have a right to raise my hand in the middle of a fire fight and say "Teacher! I'm PREGNANT! I need to go home!" (And no, I don't care if it is an accident or not.)

    ► I can choose a stressful job that I know my anxiety won't allow me to bear under the pressure and I don't have a right to then demand to be accommodated because of my panic attacks.

    People need to quit externalizing their issues and make more realistic choices in their lives and be held responsible for their choices.

    A potential employer shouldn't say "I don't think you can do your job so I won't hire you." if you believe you're capable of performing the duties, but if you can't actually perform the duties, you shouldn't be allowed to sue... They should do their best to find you a position where you're going to be a valuable member of the team, but if they can't, tough sh*t. Work doesn't exist to build self esteem, it exists to make money and if each member of the team can't work towards that ultimate goal then you need to find a different team.

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