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Is the author in the US? There are laws about this. Here's one resource: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/job-applicants-and-ada https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/

Is the author in the US? There are laws about this. Here's one resource: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/job-applicants-and-ada https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/job-applicants-and-ada I have no idea how that turns out in practice.

Cherub0774 4y ago
Canada! Thank you for responding and sharing this, though. :)
- theluketaylor 4y ago
  If you’re in Ontario the AODA would provide for reasonable accommodation like text during both interviewing and employment. https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-accessibility-laws https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-accessibility-laws
Gigachad 4y ago
It is legal to discriminate there is a valid reason to believe the disability prevents the person from doing the work. For example someone in a wheelchair isn't going to be able to work jobs which require standing. And it could certainly be argued that someone who freezes in communication situations could be unfit for many programming jobs where communication and confrontation is common. Honestly the ideal situation here would probably be for OP to receive some kind of disability payment from the government and continue to work on open source projects.
- kyawzazaw 4y ago
  Ideally if OP could be sponsored by GitHub or Patreon, that could be great
- WalterGR 4y ago
  > And it could certainly be argued that someone who freezes in communication situations could be unfit for many programming jobs where communication OP said selective mutism, not the inability to communicate. “I work best when I am able to sit alone in relative quiet, and when I am able to communicate asynchronously via text.” > and confrontation is common. A healthy back and forth about how to solve problems, sure. But “confrontation is common”? Only in toxic work environments. Our field is perfect for OP, and few are better. Especially in remote and async situations.

Cherub0774 4y ago

Canada! Thank you for responding and sharing this, though. :)

theluketaylor 4y ago
If you’re in Ontario the AODA would provide for reasonable accommodation like text during both interviewing and employment. https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-accessibility-laws https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-accessibility-laws

Gigachad 4y ago

It is legal to discriminate there is a valid reason to believe the disability prevents the person from doing the work. For example someone in a wheelchair isn't going to be able to work jobs which require standing. And it could certainly be argued that someone who freezes in communication situations could be unfit for many programming jobs where communication and confrontation is common. Honestly the ideal situation here would probably be for OP to receive some kind of disability payment from the government and continue to work on open source projects.

kyawzazaw 4y ago
Ideally if OP could be sponsored by GitHub or Patreon, that could be great
WalterGR 4y ago
> And it could certainly be argued that someone who freezes in communication situations could be unfit for many programming jobs where communication OP said selective mutism, not the inability to communicate. “I work best when I am able to sit alone in relative quiet, and when I am able to communicate asynchronously via text.” > and confrontation is common. A healthy back and forth about how to solve problems, sure. But “confrontation is common”? Only in toxic work environments. Our field is perfect for OP, and few are better. Especially in remote and async situations.