Content Overview 
- Summary
- 3 Steps To Take To Help Decide Whether To Disclose Your Medical Condition
- Reasons to Disclose And Reasons Not To Disclose A Health Condition
- If I Choose Not To Disclose, How Can I Handle Workplace Issues?
- If I Choose To Disclose My Medical Condition To My Employer, When Should I Disclose?
- How Should I Disclose My Health Condition?
- If I Disclose My Medical Condition, What Should I Disclose?
- If I Disclose My Health Condition To My Employer, To Whom Should I Disclose?
- Is There Anything I Should Do After Disclosure?
Disclosing Your Health Condition To Your Employer
If I Disclose My Medical Condition, What Should I Disclose?
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There is a difference between disclosing and sharing everything.
- How much to disclose depends primarily on your reason for disclosing. For example, if you have decided to disclose so that you do not have the burden of keeping a secret, it may not be sufficient for you to indicate that you are a person with a disability without indicating your diagnosis. You would meet the legal requirement, but you would still be keeping your diagnosis a secret.
- Even if you are disclosing in order to request an accommodation or a leave of absence and you do not want your employer to be aware of too much information, you may consider simply indicating that you are a person with a disability, and describe the need you have. Understand that if your employer requires evidence of your condition (which it has a right to do), the evidence such as a letter from your doctor will likely include mention of your health condition.
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