What are the advantages and disadvantages of disclosing your disability to a potential employer?

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Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of disclosing your disability to a potential employer?
Position‹2 of 2: Disadvantages of disclosing your disability

Employers knowing that someone has a disability can result in discrimination. Employers may use the disability as a reason to eliminate the person from consideration. It can also mean that they are misunderstood, treated differently, left out, or passed over for promotions/raises.

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Disclosing a disability results in employers not giving you a chance
Employers knowing that you have a disability can result in them not giving you a chance. Your disability might serve as a reason to eliminate you from consideration. It can also cause the interview to be all about your disability instead of your abilities.
People with disabilities can be discriminated against
Discrimination still occurs. This can mean that people with disabilities may not get jobs despite being qualified or may lose jobs. It can also mean that they are misunderstood, treated differently, left out, or passed over for promotions/raises.