I (22F) was diagnosed with IH ~6 months ago after struggling with EDS for years. As a college student, I am constantly applying to a lot of internships/jobs and they all have the same question at the end: do you identify as having a disability? I have no idea how to answer this question. I know that IH makes my day-to-day life much more difficult than a “normal” persons and I wouldn’t be able to function without medication, but I feel like the term disability is so broad that I’m not sure where IH fits. For me, it feels like neither a physical disability nor an intellectual disability but some combination of the two. And, if I did check this box, I am not even sure what accommodations I would request if I got the job.

Similarly, I was thinking of applying to an internship program specifically for disabled people. But I can’t help but think that I would be taking the spot of someone that is “more” disabled than me, and that makes me feel guilty. You don’t disclose your disability on the application form, so there wouldn’t be someone on the committee to make that call for me. Should I apply anyway?