Engineer A Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#Engineer_A_Disability-Disclosing_Licensed_Engineer
Definition
A PE licensed in four states specializing in air pollution control who has autism (Asperger's Syndrome) and has not disclosed this to current or previous employers. After attending an autism support conference on self-advocacy, Engineer A is deliberating whether voluntary disclosure violates or satisfies the NSPE obligation to avoid deceptive acts, and whether disclosure risks career harm.
Properties
Instance of
Disability-DisclosingLicensedEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Disability-DisclosingLicensedEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (4 states) |
| specialty | Air pollution control and air emissions permitting |
| experience | 25 years |
| current_employer_tenure | 5 years |
| disability | Autism / Asperger's Syndrome |
| disclosure_status | Non-disclosed to all employers |
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | employee_of |
| target | Current Engineering Employer |
| type | self_advocacy_influenced_by |
| target | Autism Support Conference Speaker |
| type | subject_to_code |
| target | NSPE Code of Ethics |
Role category
employer_relationship
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A, a professional engineer licensed in four states, specializes in air pollution control and air emissions permitting
Text references
Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts'
Engineer A has autism and, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome
Engineer A has kept this fact not only from his current employer (which he has worked for 5 years) but also previous employers
Engineer A would like to be open about his autism
Engineer A, a professional engineer licensed in four states, specializes in air pollution control and air emissions permitting
TTL
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case146:Engineer_A_Disability-Disclosing_Licensed_Engineer a proeth:Disability-DisclosingLicensedEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer" ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (4 states)', 'specialty': 'Air pollution control and air emissions permitting', 'experience': '25 years', 'current_employer_tenure': '5 years', 'disability': \"Autism / Asperger's Syndrome\", 'disclosure_status': 'Non-disclosed to all employers'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "A PE licensed in four states specializing in air pollution control who has autism (Asperger's Syndrome) and has not disclosed this to current or previous employers. After attending an autism support conference on self-advocacy, Engineer A is deliberating whether voluntary disclosure violates or satisfies the NSPE obligation to avoid deceptive acts, and whether disclosure risks career harm." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T07:37:05.992821+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T07:37:05.992821+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employee_of', 'target': 'Current Engineering Employer'}",
"{'type': 'self_advocacy_influenced_by', 'target': 'Autism Support Conference Speaker'}",
"{'type': 'subject_to_code', 'target': 'NSPE Code of Ethics'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A, a professional engineer licensed in four states, specializes in air pollution control and air emissions permitting" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts'",
"Engineer A has autism and, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome",
"Engineer A has kept this fact not only from his current employer (which he has worked for 5 years) but also previous employers",
"Engineer A would like to be open about his autism",
"Engineer A, a professional engineer licensed in four states, specializes in air pollution control and air emissions permitting" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 146 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T12:23:29.907494"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 146 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
146
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T07:37:05.992821+00:00
First case
146
Generated
2026-02-27T07:37:05.992821+00:00
Attributed to
Case 146 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T12:23:29.907494
Generated by
ProEthica Case 146 Extraction