Question-first time applying for a federal contracting job

[Anonymous]

The application has a section that asks if I have a disability and states that to maintain its status as a federal contractor, the company must have a workforce that is 7% disabled. There's a huge list of a disabilities, a few of which I have.

However, this feels like a trick to me. Can someone who has experience with federal contracting jobs help out. Is this a normal question? Or is this a way to weed out perceived "weaker" candidates who may increase insurance costs or need accommodations?

The 'disabilities' I have from the list are anxiety and I'm a T1D.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The application has a section that asks if I have a disability and states that to maintain its status as a federal contractor, the company must have a workforce that is 7% disabled. There's a huge list of a disabilities, a few of which I have.

However, this feels like a trick to me. Can someone who has experience with federal contracting jobs help out. Is this a normal question? Or is this a way to weed out perceived "weaker" candidates who may increase insurance costs or need accommodations?

The 'disabilities' I have from the list are anxiety and I'm a T1D.

And if it matters, I don't need accommodations for either. And neither have ever impacted my work performance. I've had low blood sugar episodes at work before, but nothing that requires assistance from anyone or leaving work.