Employment issues and multiple sclerosis
By: Phillip D. Rumrill Jr., Mary L. Hennessey, Steven W. Nissen ; with invited contributors.
Contributors: Hennessey, Mary L.; Nissen, Steven W.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Demos Health; Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York; Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781932603644
Subjects: Multiple sclerosis -- Patients -- Employment -- United States.; Multiple Sclerosis -- United States.; Disabled Persons -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.; Employment -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.; Rehabilitation, Vocational -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of multiple sclerosis / Mary L. Hennessey and Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr; title: Factors associated with employment status / Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr. and Mary L. Hennessey; title: Vocational assessment strategies / Richard T. Roessler; title: Employment and career development interventions / Steven W. Nissen, Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., and Mary L. Hennessey; title: Employment and the Americans with Disabilities Act / Mary L. Hennessey and Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr; title: Federal laws concerning continuation of benefits, health insurance portability, and family and medical leave / Kimberly Calder; title: Social security disability benefits / Steven W. Nissen, Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., and Mary L. Hennessey; title: An employment perspective from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society / Steven W. Nissen; title: Policy, programming, and research recommendations to improve the employment prospects of people with multiple sclerosis / Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr.