Archive for September, 2009
Last week, I spoke at a conference called, “Impairment Without Disability” at the Mayo Clinic. It was targeted to help physicians and supervisors understand what they can do to help people with impairments stay at work (SAW) or return to work (RTW). In the world of Occupational Medicine — (the field is actually called the [...]
Take a minute to ask someone, anyone: “Do you know what the Americans with Disabilities Act is?” Most likely you’ll hear Yes. Now ask, “What does the ADA do?” Maybe you’ll hear that it protects people with disabilities from discrimination. Funny how many people, with and without disabilities, know about this Act but don’t [...]
Stress, Chronic Illness and You
Last night, after “unplugging” for two weeks on vacation, I struggled to adapt to a 7 hours time difference as I made dinner. Suddenly, a light bulb went off and I remembered that I had to be on a conference call in 5 minutes. Rushing to finish, I reached for the sugar to add to [...]
Are you living with a chronic illness and under 40? If you’re saying, YES, regardless of how debilitating or not your symptoms are, now it the time to take stock of your future in the workplace. Don’t wait until your hand is forced and you have no choice. I know because that’s what I did. [...]
Rocco’s keys to job success
Last winter, I wrote about Rocco Baldelli (Rocco or the Ram), once touted as the next Joe Dimaggio. But his playing with the Tampa Ray Devils was erratic. They knew he had talent but they couldn’t rely on him to play. When his contract ran out, he wasn’t rehired – he became a free agent. [...]
