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Category Archives: disability
Dialysis and your job (Part 3)
In a forum, someone posted that they felt they were coming under some extra scrutiny at their workplace since they started dialysis. They asked if they should be concerned about that. Here’s my answer: They could be covering their butts … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, ADEA, disability, discrimination, personal
Tagged ADA, ADEA, Americans with Disabilities Act, dialysis, EEOC, employment, ESRD
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Dialysis and Medicare Again
Update: 10/21/12: I found this article about Medicare Advantage plans and how they are ripping off the system. Interesting read. Update 10/16/12: Shortly after I published this, I came across this posting about a speech by Barry Straube, MD, at the National … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, disability, Medicare, New Patient
Tagged dialysis, disability, employment, ESRD, Medicare
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Dialysis and Medicare
Update 10/17/12: Some notes from a recent conference: http://www.nephrologynews.com/articles/109077-where-is-the-esrd-program-going Update 10/9/12: I found a very good site that does a great job of explaining Medicare. It’s directed to “seniors” but all ESRD patients will eventually be on Medicare if … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, disability, ESRD, Medicare, New Patient, Social Work
Tagged dialysis, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, medical, Medicare, patient, social work
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Dialysis and Disability
October is Disability Employment Month… just in case you wanted to know that minor fact! LOL I did a double-take when I read this: “They may need education on the long-term negative effects of taking disability on patients’ health and well-being.” … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, dialysis, disability, EEOC, personal
Tagged dialysis, disability, education, EEOC, employment, ESRD, hemodialysis
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Success! first one anyway…
Success. I’ll savor the word for a moment. It’s a small but significant one. As I wrote in “Dialysis and Your Job“, I filed charges with the EEOC against my former employer. That’s the first step and that was over … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, dialysis, disability
Tagged ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, dialysis, job, layoff
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CKD and Your Job (Part One)
If you’ve been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), you need to know some things about how this may affect your life and your work. According to The Kidney Fund: “The term ‘chronic kidney disease’ (CKD) means lasting damage to … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, dialysis, disability, ESRD, parenting, personal
Tagged ADA, CKD, dialysis, EEOC, employment, rights, work
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