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Invisible disabilities dvd1/2/2024 Stigmatisation and discrimination of HIV-positive people persists, and it can affect work life. Unable to pay rent on reduced wages, he quit, and says that recruiters disappeared as soon as he explained why he’d spent time between jobs. He was diagnosed as HIV positive four years ago, while he was working for a sunglasses company in the UK, and says that as a consequence of sharing that information, he was pushed into accepting a cut to his hours, pay and responsibilities. Jimmy Isaacs has direct experience of the negative impact that disclosing an invisible illness can have. “One of the hardest things is putting pressure on yourself to achieve, and being afraid to ask for help, to say ‘I can’t do this today.’” “People worry about being labelled,” says Guy Chaudoir, a service manager for the disability charity Scope. A 2011 Canadian survey found that 88% of people with invisible disabilities had a negative view of disclosing their disability. There are also internal barriers to be surmounted. Colleagues may not spot the challenges they are experiencing, and may find it hard to comprehend or believe someone with a “hidden” impairment genuinely needs help. For those with so-called invisible impairments, such as depression, chronic pain or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome), it’s often a different story. If someone uses a wheelchair, or is visually impaired, it can be easier to understand the difficulties they might face and to support them.
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