Breaking the Ice at a New Job
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Be matter of fact about your disability, but don't focus on it.
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eSight Nan
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Try to find common interest that are not work related with co-workers.
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ameenahg
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I would just remind everyone that I came in contact with on my new job
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Pat Lusher
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Familiarize yourself with the building and go around and introduce
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Becky S.
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I think if you get asked questions about your disability, even after
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Liz S
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From the neginning I tried to blend in. I hadn't even been given "orien
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Toni
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Use humor to explain every-day ways I do things. Write a memo to be
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Lauren (Kabootle)
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I always come in with confidence and a smile. I greet everyone I meet
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Saoui
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One alternative, if one happens to luck into it, is having a coworker
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Mike P.
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For me, it's important to remember that I cannot "blend Into" the
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Peter Altschul
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Put them at ease aboutn your disability instead of making excuses for
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Mike Rusk
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If you have a disability and want to be treated fairlyas a new employee
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Pat Lusher
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I think one thing that really helps to "break the ice," for someone
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Jake
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