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Inmyexperience,itisthelatter.IhavereceivedlittlesupportfromemployerstowhomIhaverevealedmycondition.ThishasoftenleftmefeelingatadisadvantageandwonderingwhyIbothereddoingsointhefirstplace.

IhadbeenstrugglingwithillnesslongbeforeIwasdiagnosed.Inpracticaltermsthediagnosisdidlittletoaidme.Ofcourse，itenabledmetounderstandmybody,mylimitationsandsetmeonacoursetostabilisemysymptoms.Butitbroughtanewdilemma.WhereIhadpreviouslystruggledtoworkwhileill,ignorantofwhymybodywasmisbehaving,Inowhadanameformydailystruggle：

Lupus（狼疮）.Thisisachronic（慢性的）auto-immunedisorderthatcanaffectvirtuallyanysysteminthebody.Italsoleavesahuge，darkquestionhangingovermyheadwhenseekingemployment：

shouldItellmyemployersIhaveacondition?

ItisadilemmathatcontinuestobearootcauseofanxietybothformyselfandforthousandsofotherUKemployees.

TherockyroadtomyunfortunateenlightenmentaboutworkanddisabilitybeganjustaftergraduationwhenI，dsetmysightsonacareerincommunicationsandlandedmydreamjobwitharespectedpublicrelationsconsultancy（咨询公司）inBristol.ButwhileIwaslearningtheartofmediarelations,mybodywasn’tquitemakingitinhealthterms.Ioftenwenttoworkwithswollenlimbsandfevers.Atmyfirstandlastperformancereview,mybosswasamazedthat,despitemymanycapabilities,Ihadn’tquitetakencontrolofmyresponsibilities.Afewmonthslater,mycontractwasn’trenewedandIplungedfurtherintonewdepthsofillhealth.

However,Iwasdeterminednottobebeatenandreturnedtotheinterviewtrail.Mynextjobwasinpublishing.Butdespiteashiningperformanceattheinterview,Ifeltlikeafraud.HowlongwoulditbebeforeIsankintoillhealthanddepressionagain?

ThejobwastoendwithamonumentalbangwhenIbecamesopoorlyIcouldnolongerfunction.Afewfeverishweeksinbedendedinspecialistappointment,whereIwasdiagnosedwithLupusandrushedintohospitalforfearthatitmayhaveattackedmyinternalorgans.

Thenext12monthswerefilledwithconfusion.Ihadnoideaaboutbenefits,feltalienated（被视为另类）bythemedicalestablishmentandlivedoffmysavingsuntilIwasbroke.IrealisedIneededhelpfrommyfamilyandmovedtoLondon.

AssoonasIfeltbetter,Imarchedintoamarketingrecruitmentconsultancyand,within10minutes,Ihadimpressedtheinterviewerenoughtobeofferedajobwiththeagency.WeagreedonadecentsalaryandItoldhimIhadarthritis（关节炎）andwouldneedtoworkafour-dayweek.

Thingswentwellatthestartbutsoontheclientmeetingsbegantofallonmydayoff,andIrarelylefttheofficeontime.Ibegantoslipbothinhealthandprofessionalterms.The10-hourdayscrashedaroundmyhead；

noamountofmake-upcoulddisguisemyillhealthasIbattledagainsttheoddstoprovetomyselfthatIcouldstillmakeitinthebusinessworld.Ioftencriedonthebusonthewaybackfromwork.

Notlongbeforemycontractwasduetobemadepermanent,Iwascalledtotheboss’sofficeandgiventhe“talk”abouthowmyperformancewasslipping,howawfulIlooked.Ifelttooweaktofightbackandagreedtoleave.Noattemptstoofferadjustmentstomyjob,suchasbeingabletoworkfromhome,wereevermade.IhadacaseforunfairdismissalundertheDDA,butwasignorantofthisatthetime.

Anestimated10millionpeopleintheUK,or17%ofthepopulationqualifyfordisabilitystatusundertheDDA.Ihaveencounteredanumberofthem：

theliver-diseasedboss;

theco-workerwithaheartcondition;

andmyasthmatic（哮喘的）trainee-teacherfriend.Nonehaddisclosed（透露）theirconditionstoemployers,andallwerefeelingthestrainofnotdoingso.

ToaccessyourrightsundertheDDAandtorequest“reasonableadjustments”toyourworkingconditionsoryourworkplacerequiresdisclosure.Ihadwarnedmyformeremployeraboutmyconditionbutitservedlittlepurpose.Theywereignorantabouttheirobligationstotheirdisabledstaff.

However,thereareplentyofforward-thinkingorganisationsthathaveinclusiverecruitmentpolicies;

arcmorelikelytoemployaworkerwithadisability；

andarcmoreawareoftheirlegalduties.Thepublicsectoroutperformstheprivate,butnotalwaysthevoluntary,accordingtostudiesfortheDisabilitiesRightsCommission.

Idecidedtogivethevoluntarysectoragoandwassurprisedtobeofferedflexibleworkingconditionsandothersolutionstomeetmyneedsasanemployee.Butgiventhechoice,Iwouldstillpreferacareerintheprivatesector,whichformeismoredynamic,hasmoreattractivesalariesandoffersbetterprospectsthanthevoluntaryorpublicsectors.

DespitetheadvancesoftheDDA,therewillalwaysbeanarmyofworkerswhowillsoldieron,maybeawareoftheirrightsbutchoosingtoremainsilentforpersonalreasons.Itisimportant,though,torecognisethesignificanceoftheact,theprotectionitaffordsandtheobligationsthatemployershavetousasemployeesandashumanbeings.

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.Whatispeople’simmediateresponsewhentheyarefirstdiagnosedwithadisablingcondition?

A）Theyreportthesituationtotheiremployers.

B）Theycometorealisethevalueofgoodhealth.

C）Theyfeelnervousabouttheirworkprospects.

D）TheytrytoseekprotectionfromtheDDA.

2.Whentheauthorrevealedherconditiontoheremployers,they

A）werequitesympathetictowardherC）madeadjustmentstomeetherneeds

B）didnotgiveherthesupportsheneededD）wereannoyednottobeinformedearlier

3.whentheauthorwasdiagnosedwithLupus,shewasinadilemmawhethershould______________.

A）askforassistancefromherfellowworkersC）ignoreherlimitationsandstruggletowork

B）findemploymentatadifferentcompanyD）informheremployersofherdisabilitystatus

4.TheauthorlostherjobatthepublicrelationsconsultancyinBristolbecause___________________

A）herbosshadfoundamuchbetterreplacement

B）shewasinnomoodatalltodischargeherduties

C）herperformancewasdisappointingtoherboss

D）shefailedtoshowupforherperformancereview

5.Whydidtheauthorfeellikeafraudwhenshegothersecondjob?

A）Sheknewshewouldfallillanytimeagain.

B）Shewasnotascompetentassheappearedtobe.

C）Sheconcealedthefactthatshehadjustbeenfired.

D）Shepretendedtobeverykeenonthejob.

6.WhydidtheauthormovetoLondon?

A）TogethelpfromherfamilyC）Tostartaconsultingbusiness.

B）Toreceivebettermcdicalcare.D）Toseekamoresuitablejob.

7.Theauthorworkedhardatthemarketingrecruitmentconsultancyinorderto___________________..

A）earntheboss’sappreciationandclients,recognition

B）demonstrateherstrongwillpowertoconquerillness

C）provideforherselfwithoutprotectionfromtheDDA

D）proveherselfcapableofsuccessinthebusinessworld

8.AlthoughmanypeoplequalifyfordisabilitystatusintheUK,theywouldrathernottelltheiremployersabout_____________________.

9.Theauthorwasofferedflexibleworkingconditionsinthevoluntarysector,butifshehadachoice,shewouldstillliketoworkin____________________.

10.Theauthorstressesthatitisimportanttorecogniseemployers’__________totheirdisabledemployees.

Glossary

implicationsn..['

ɪmpliːkeiʃən]暗示intimidatingadj.令人不安的

actn.[æ

kt]法案parliamentn.['

pɑːləm（ə）nt]议会

termn.[tə:

m]关系，条款，术语stabilisev.['

steibəlaiz]使…稳定，使…安定

dilemman.[dɪ'

lɪmə]困境，进退两难ignorantadj.['

iɡnərənt]忽视的，无知的

misbehavevt.['

mɪsbɪheɪv]使举止失礼；

使行为不端virtuallyadv.['

və:

tjuəli]事实上，实质上

enlightenmentn.[en'

laɪtnmənt]启迪；

启蒙运动limbn.[lim]四肢

capabilityn.['

keɪpəːbɪlɪti:

]才能，能力；

plungev.[plʌndʒ]投入；

陷入

trailn.[treil]痕迹；

踪迹fraudn.[frɔːd]骗子

monumentaladj.['

mɔnjəːmentl]不朽的，纪念碑的internalorgans内脏器官

recruitmentn.[rɪ'

kru:

tmənt]补充，征募新兵disguisevt.[dis'

ɡaiz]掩饰；

假装；

隐瞒

againsttheodds尽管困难重重makeit成功做到

qualifyv.['

kwɔlifai]取得资格，获得资格accessn.['

æ

kses]进入；

使用权

obligationn.['

ɔbli:

ɡeiʃən]义务inclusiveadj.[in'

klu:

siv]包括的，包含的

sectorn.['

sektə]部门outperformvt.胜过；

做得比……好

voluntaryn.['

vɔləntəri]志愿者；

自愿行动dynamicadj.[daɪ'

namɪk]动态的；

动力的

prospectn.['

prɔspekt]前景；

预期；

affordvt.[ə:

fɔ:

d]给予，提供;

负担得起

statusn.['

steitəs]地位；

状态innomood没有心情，不在状态

dischargev.[dis'

tʃɑ:

dʒ]免除，卸下competentadj.['

kɔmpitənt]胜任的；

concealv.[kən'

si:

l]隐藏，藏匿keenon对…有兴趣的；

被…吸引的

clientn.['

klaiənt]客户demonstrate['

demənstreit]证明，展示

becapableof有能力stressv.[stres]强调

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