Recently, a new industry has emerged that many people are unaware even exists. It’s called disease management and it’s another effort at health care cost containment. These programs are funded by employers (and or their insurance companies) with the intention of reducing the high costs incurred by a small percentage of people. […]

One of my first clients lived with severe pain from thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) and couldn’t type on a keyboard. While we worked together to create employment for her, she bought Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Recognition Software. It was a big expense for her (she was living on a disability payments) but she […]

I read that the actress, Kathleen Turner, is directing a play in Williamstown, MA this summer. I’ll bet you didn’t know that Ms. Turner lives with rheumatoid arthritis.
I have a hunch that she’s turning towards directing because it might be an easier life for her . And it might […]

I get asked this question too often. I say, too often, because it I have a hard time answering it.
Can it? Of course it can.  Does it?  Of course it does.  It kept me from working, at times.  But does it have to?   No, I don’t believe so. And that’s the tough […]

Should being fat be considered a protected category? Should it be considered a chronic illness?
An article in last weekend’s Boston Globe Magazine,
Do We Really Need a Law to Protect Fat Workers?, talked about a bill that is being considered by the MA state legislature to protect obese people from discrimination. […]

In today’s The Wall Street Journal Online - Career Journal there’s an article about the “Best Careers in 2006″. The WSJ researchers came up with 8 careers:
Curriculum and instructional coordinators
High-school special-education teachers
Hospital and clinic managers
Management consultants and analysts
Medical researchers
Physical therapists
Sales, marketing and advertising managers
Social workers, counselors and related managers
First they interviewed […]