I haven’t seen very many people on the freeCodeCamp forums talking about their experience or expertise regarding job hunting with disabilities. Here are the past topics that I found:
I was diagnosed with epilepsy 3 years ago and it is completely under control through medication. I’m not yet ready to start applying to jobs in my area… I’m just checking up on other languages I need to get familiar with while learning JS.
However, I’ve been following one company off and on for a while now. Today I decided to just look at the available positions and they have a preemptive application form set up next to the job description.
Scrolling through, I noticed they asked if the applic…
I asked before about being 30 and looking for work. As I mentioned I never had a job and so I am not sure how it all manifests itself. The way I understand it is that I send a CV and cover letter, if they are interested they give me a call, to set an interview or for a phone interview
I have a speech problem, whilst it’s fine when face to face (body language and such, I make it work) it’s hard to be understood over the phone. And honestly when you are trying with all your might just to be under…
Hello,
I’m from Chile, I’m deaf, I worked as a frontend developer for a year in the digital agency, I was fired on November 30, I was disappointed, I cant find a job although I’ve sent a lot of curriculum vitae, now I’m thinking that I’ll move to the USA (my grandmother is American) but I’ve to take the TOEFL test for improve my English, but I’ve been a programmer for 10 years.
Many companies arent willing to hire a disabled person for obvious reasons.
what i do now? fight or surrender? its…
Hi just want to seek advice on whether to admit autism to my future employers and how badly would it affect my job aspects and if I could make up for it thru other means. I have high functioning autism and the way I process information is different from people, I struggle in expressing myself but I have been taking steps in improving.
Backstory - I came from a background where I was a shut-in once and had to pick myself up. I manage to stand up again once I found programming thru a friend and i…
While many of us here can talk about technical interviews and hiring processes in general , I would take most of our comments regarding your specific situation with a more than a grain of salt.
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