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Permalink Reply by Hockey Mom on November 30, 2011 at 1:23pm

I would vote for after the interview when you are hired. Although employers cannot discriminate by law, they do (even subconsciously). It will be very hard to prove that she was not hired due to her diabetes if most of the applicants are 16 with about the same level of skills.

We do the same when my son tries out for select travel hockey teams. We are at the tryout location with him, just in case he needs anything, but we do not "tell" the coach until we are required to fill out the paperwork detailing illness, medicines, etc. that every player is required to complete prior to the first practice.

We had some problems after diagnosis with coaches that were aware of his situation passing on him - one even traded him. The last two years we have done tryouts with newer teams that do not know him and he is playing a level above most of the players on his prior teams. All he wants is a fair shot, like any other player!

Permalink Reply by rpwils on December 1, 2011 at 5:50pm

I will agree with Hockey Mom I would tend to tell the employer afterwards. We also have some issue with my daughter playing soccer. Coaches have a tendency to not want to "deal" with a child that has diabetes. Very sad but true.