Hi, I'd like to get in touch with whoever posted the original message (below Geoff's comment). Could you email me off list? Barb Voss -  [log in to unmask] Thanks!

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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of geoff carver
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 2:35 AM
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Subject: Re: Working with a disability? What you want people to know.

Given the shortage of jobs in general, it's not an issue I've ever seen come up.
Despite the standard BS included in job postings about equal opportunities for women, and maybe something about workers with disabilities (I've often wondered what would happen if someone confined to a wheelchair applied for some job involving excavating), basic health and safety regulations are bypassed way too often here in Germany.
If you can't get water so people can wash their hands before lunch after excavating in medieval latrines, or provide the mandatory separate portable toilets for women when you have a mixed crew, then... no one is going to make allowances for anyone unable, as they say, to "carry their weight" :( Good luck.

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I'm going to be delivering a short presentation that discusses working as an archaeologist with a disability. I had a mastectomy and lymph node removal in 2015 and don't have full use of my arm and continue to have fatigue from treatment. My disability is not visible--many conditions aren't--but I still require some modification to my work day. It can be difficult for me to ask for these modifications, as I feel like I'll be seen as a less effective employee. At times I don't actually see myself as having a "real"
disability, compared to what others have to cope with on a daily basis.


My question is relatively simple, if you feel like answering: What you would like coworkers and supervisors to understand about working with a disability? Your answer can be as detailed as you like, covering both physical and emotional impacts to your work. Your name will not be shared, but I may discuss specifics of work modification, impacts to livelihood, or other issues raised as examples for the audience to consider. The aim is to bring attention to a population within the world of archaeology that is often unseen. 

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