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Newly diagnosed, 16 yrs old and Fired from job! Help!
Sun, 01/09/2005 - 13:17Comments
RE: Newly diagnosed, 16 yrs old and Fired from job! Help!
Submitted by tracul66 on Thu, 2004-12-16 - 00:01
Dear Shelly,
My name is 'Tracey',,& I Truly know what it's like . The way you 'Daughter' is being treated is definately a discrimination.If I were you , I would mabe go to a 'Lawyer' & get some advice,,because I did once before & then took them to court & won. If you don't mind,,I would like to keep in touch with you 'MORE' often. seriously, I know how your daughter feels,.I went, (& still do) through the same things she is now. I still get 'kicked out of' Restaurants,stores, you name it. I even have (so-called) family members that 'don't like to be around me when I have these episodes'!! And to top it off, would you believe that I 'CAN'T' even get 'Disability' because they DON'T consider 'Epilepsy' a 'disability'. Like give me a break. Anyway, If you would like to keep intouch, PLEASE let me know,,,I'm here 'ANYTIME' you need a 'Friend'.
Take-Care,& best wishes for your 'daughter' (tell her to keep her head up)
Mrs,Tracey Culley
Dear Shelly,
My name is 'Tracey',,& I Truly know what it's like . The way you 'Daughter' is being treated is definately a discrimination.If I were you , I would mabe go to a 'Lawyer' & get some advice,,because I did once before & then took them to court & won. If you don't mind,,I would like to keep in touch with you 'MORE' often. seriously, I know how your daughter feels,.I went, (& still do) through the same things she is now. I still get 'kicked out of' Restaurants,stores, you name it. I even have (so-called) family members that 'don't like to be around me when I have these episodes'!! And to top it off, would you believe that I 'CAN'T' even get 'Disability' because they DON'T consider 'Epilepsy' a 'disability'. Like give me a break. Anyway, If you would like to keep intouch, PLEASE let me know,,,I'm here 'ANYTIME' you need a 'Friend'.
Take-Care,& best wishes for your 'daughter' (tell her to keep her head up)
Mrs,Tracey Culley
RE: Newly diagnosed, 16 yrs old and Fired from job! Help!
Submitted by ronschl on Tue, 2004-12-14 - 08:38
Your daughter has been discriminated against. She has rights which prevent her ifrom being discriminated against due to her disability. The law requires that 'reassonable accomodations" be provided. In this case the accomodation may be that her co-workers and supervisors are educated about her condition and what, if anything, they would need to do should she have a seizure on the job. They should also be educated about potential post ictal states. If she does have a siezure on the job, you might want to work out ahead of time issues related to being paid(or not) for the time she is seizing and the duration of the post- ictal state. This is a good time for your daughter to begin to learn more about her condition and to begin to develop self-advocacy skills that she just might need in future situations related to educational and professional pursuits. To learn more, contact your local or state Protection and INformation group. In Texas it is Advocacy Inc. Every state has a P & I as they are federally mandated and federally funded to ensure disability and civil rights under ADA, IDEA are enforced in the state. Good luck.
Your daughter has been discriminated against. She has rights which prevent her ifrom being discriminated against due to her disability. The law requires that 'reassonable accomodations" be provided. In this case the accomodation may be that her co-workers and supervisors are educated about her condition and what, if anything, they would need to do should she have a seizure on the job. They should also be educated about potential post ictal states. If she does have a siezure on the job, you might want to work out ahead of time issues related to being paid(or not) for the time she is seizing and the duration of the post- ictal state. This is a good time for your daughter to begin to learn more about her condition and to begin to develop self-advocacy skills that she just might need in future situations related to educational and professional pursuits. To learn more, contact your local or state Protection and INformation group. In Texas it is Advocacy Inc. Every state has a P & I as they are federally mandated and federally funded to ensure disability and civil rights under ADA, IDEA are enforced in the state. Good luck.