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Sure since our president is the worst ranking person in this county.

Just say that you'll list your disabilities in "two weeks", when Trump releases HIS medical records!

Have to ask. Would the government health insurance use this against the person at some future time?

Do not do it!

The point here is they can fire you if you don't tell them, because it's justified as lying or withholding information which often violates policies. And yes, it's a very real problem with this administration and throughout this country. PoD's like myself fall victim of these practices frequently.

I’m hard of hearing and when working-I did report it on applications. I never received a single accommodation from any employer, but I think my employers gained a tax credit for hiring me.

Wdym self report 😳

Yes I agree, unless its for disability claims

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as a rule i stay away from any “self ‘eporting”

They're the GOVERNMENT; you'd think they know; don't fall for it, folks !

So my trump loving nephew is a disabled vet. I tried to tell him not to do this, but he had just had his koolaid for the day and told me I was crazy. I should have just let it lie. Silly me….

If I still worked for the VA, I would never self report any disabilities. Also in the five years I worked for the VA there was never a biannual, or even annual campaign to identify disabilities.

Gerrymandering augmented by voter suppression.

No mystery. Hitler’s plan. Same as Project 2025.

There are only ~70 million abled, cishet, working-age white men in the whole country, and about 150 million jobs. There's no way whatsoever they can fill even just the high-paying and military jobs with only those guys.

Yeah, when there are very few jobs, it's easier to fill them, I guess. (As in most OTHER 3rd-world countries...)

Well, if that's all that's left.

Jesus Christ

This is the guy the head of VA is serving. Stay safe out there.

This completely freaks me out.

I wonder if other agencies are getting the same thing?🤦🏻‍♀️

Don’t volunteer info on yourself!!!!!

They might try to twist it into some kind of 'pre-existing condition' issue that would then disqualify you from some yet-to-come 'upgrade in our coverage'.... which means we're going to screw you over even more...

@imanibarbarin.bsky.social

Good advice. Not a government friendly to /supportive of people with disabilities. Looking to take rights away, in fact.

Here is Paul Lawrence lying to Congress about Robert Worley's departure from Education after his failures caused months of delays in Post 9/11 GI Bill claims. www.congress.gov/116/meeting/...

I wonder who warned everyone about what a snake Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence was 7 years ago.

The reorganization plan is being released in a week or two. That’ll be the big thing to come up before the holidays.

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Jeesh! 😲 Good Point 😳

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No way José

"please enter only your primary disability. if you have more than one disability, only enter your primary disability here. then contact the disability database administrator at bigballs@va.gov to update your secondary disabilities."

I laughed too, bc it’s ridiculous.

You can tell by the last sentence, they WILL use it against you ‼️‼️‼️

Also, ATTN: American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

That would be like reporting you were a DEI hire.

self family neighbors friends coworkers…

Employees with disabilities are frequently conflicted about disclosing same. On one hand, you can't get an accommodation to which you may be legally entitled unless you self-identify. On other hand, you risk discrimination. But if you already have a job, in theory the risk is lower to self-report.

If people are currently, or have recently been employed by the federal government, the government already has all the information they need and are required to obtain. Don't give up your identity when you're not required to.

Exactly. Ask your lawyer before you go anything AND HR is not in YOUR SIDE EVER.

In a different time you might think this is for good, to help. Not now. I would be very suspicious.

Is being MAGA and seeing the Orange One as the great savior a disability?

The VA issues disability checks based on conditions already documented in their computer systems for many of their employees. So for disabled veterans employed by the VA it's not like they can hide their disabilities. However, I suppose they don't need to make it any easier for these goons.

They will def f u up the poop chute.

If anyone is dumb enough to address that request, they'll be out the door so fast you won't be able to say Jack Robinson.

I don't trust anything new the federal government is doing under this corrupt administration 😒

It’s a trap

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Do Not Comply.

Name one thing legal that the Trump Administration has done?

Hi! My name is Pete Hegseth and I have an alcohol problem, does this count?

Corrrrrrrrect!

Or they might put you in a camp

Because they will say that if you have a disability than you're a DEI hire. And Trump has done everything the demolish DEI in the workplace.

👍🏼 BOOM! What Marie said! And, just in case someone needs more: www.grammarly.com/commonly-con...

I stand corrected! Oddly, bimonthly means BOTH every two months AND twice a month. Context changes meaning.

This ties in nicely w/ RFK Jr's ideas about wellness farms to 'address addiction & mental health issues'. One more way to go down the list of marginalized communities...& lock them away for a few years perhaps. nlawcrdj.medium.com/the-long-sha...

Trump is dismantling Special Education so I wouldn’t trust him

They all have a reportable disability…Everyone that works with the government has a reportable disability...that disability is that they're working for a wannabe dictator.

@msnowreports.bsky.social @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social

I hope some people are already filing complaints.

Required by regulation to provide annual reports... Link to DON's... www.secnav.navy.mil/mra/EEO/Docu... If you like reading... As for disability (reasonable accommodation complaints), liability findings 2024: 2/283 www.secnav.navy.mil/MRA/EEO/Docu... www.secnav.navy.mil/mra/eeo/Docu...

They likely can ask you to self-report if you want to. They can't require you to say you do or don't have a disability. I had to ask for a few accommodations in my job. It seems unusual. My school district asked if people wanted to declare minority status. They wanted more minorities.

Well, they are asking you to self report, so technically they aren’t asking. You’re telling. Soooo, don’t do it. In the immortal words of Boz Scaggs, “Danger there’s a breakdown dead ahead …”

It was part of the hiring process during the Biden administration. This is a continuation of the practice.

My company once demanded I bring in proof of my disability. I told them to f off. I wasn't fired.

Every job application I’ve ever filled out has asked about my disabilities via SID…it’s voluntary, but it does ask.

The last sentence should easily convince anyone to disregard this message and use it as tp.

It wasn’t in the 12 or so years I was there

Not in the 8 years I've been here. When I read it I instantly thought about them using it as supporting documentation for denying RA's for WFH.

It's merely a public service efficiency: That way they will know which derogatory slur by which to address you.

Love the "thank you for your attention to this important matter." Lacking only "President DJT" whom you may certainly trust implicitly /s.

Discriminate hell, they intend to carry out that exact same shit Hitler did! WAKE THE FUCK UP, PEOPLE!! Are you so deluded that you actually think these fucks plan to be kind to anyone?!

It has been around for some time but was previously used for legit purposes. No longer.

Seems to be de facto evidence of discrimination

violation of ADA

They don't want employees with disabilities but they don't want to provide a social safety net either.

What a dirty thing of them to do.

Geez, they keep asking for more and more private info. Next thing you know, they’ll be asking how often do you bathe or how many times you have sex in a week.

With this admin - that request would get a big f’g no response.

This is in fact nothing new. It has been required for years. I’m actually surprised that an agency of this regime is doing it.

Thank you. Great Advice!!

Only one disability can be registered !!!???? This is not good. None of it.

What the actual....

Jeez! 🤬

Very poorly written, lacks clarity.

No sweetie, the federal government uses Teams for meetings and chat groups. You’re trying to say Microsoft is directly involved in this specific situation….nope. Take a seat.

This is for current VA employees. Some are Vets and some are not.

This is so sad. It is just going to force Vets with PTSD not to seek help because they will worry about emploment discrimination.

Only one code per person. That's almost funny. Like, pick your worst? Or, each person can only possibly have one...

Don’t give the government more ammo to use against you. They don’t give a 💩 about American citizens.

Does Trump Derangement Syndrome count? Asking for a friend.

Oh hell no!

Yeah, like, why on earth would they be asking for this? Because if you believed their word, it goes against their own anti-DEI agenda. If you distrust them, they are collecting data to use against you.

Unless you need to ask for a reasonable accommodation i do not believe you have to, or should you disclose a disability.

Just another illegal grift by this administration. They have NO BOTTOM!

Please re-post this, everyone.

Illegal. Stupid if you do.

Never volunteer personal information.

Social Security is asking for photo IDs….same principle?

This is from the anti-DEI crowd, right? 🧐

Nope