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Yeah I have cerebral palsy. My one request for accommodation is that I be allowed to 'whiteboard' seated with pen and paper. This is often ignored. In the pa
by wing-_-nuts 3y ago
Yeah I have cerebral palsy. My one request for accommodation is that I be allowed to 'whiteboard' seated with pen and paper. This is often ignored. In the past, I didn't push the issue until I found myself solving a hard problem at a whiteboard in front of a panel of 7 people who peppered me with questions for the better part of an hour. Stress makes my spasticity worse, so by the end I was literally shaking. Afterward they provided feedback to the recruiter that while my solution worked, I didn't seem confident enough or cool under pressure.
These days, I've done well enough for myself that I can push back. Remote interviews are especially nice. My current boss didn't even know I had a disability until we met in person months after I started.