Re: [epilepsy] LOOKING FOR A JOB

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] LOOKING FOR A JOB

--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, Tristin Seagraves <tristinspike26@...> wrote:
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> Yeah, you don't want to say anything about epilepsy until you get hired. After you are hired, wait at least a week, and then tell your employer. Discuss this issue in a professional manner. Sit down (possibly in an office), and let him/her know what epilepsy is and what to do if/when you have a seizure. Document when and what you told him/her.
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> Tristin :)
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> --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Nancy Livesay <nlivesay1801@...> wrote:
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> From: Nancy Livesay <nlivesay1801@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: [epilepsy] LOOKING FOR A JOB
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:14 PM
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> I know that but they can find a different reason, if I tell them I have ep.
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> From: Melissa Cannon <mel_a_can@yahoo. com>
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:19:24 AM
> Subject: Re:Re: [epilepsy] LOOKING FOR A JOB
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> Nancy, if you live in the US, it is covered under the Americans with Disibilities Act. They can not use that as a reason to not hire you.
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> From: Nancy Livesay <nlivesay1801@ yahoo.com>
> To: <epilepsy@yahoogrou p s.com>
> Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 04:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [epilepsy] LOOKING FOR A JOB
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> I was wondering the same thing. If you tell them they will not hire you. You can not do anything about it.
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> From: roebuckavery <roebuckavery@ yahoo.com>
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:17:22 AM
> Subject: [epilepsy] LOOKING FOR A JOB
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> Hello all,
> I was just wondering for those of you who can or want to be employed have you ran into any obsticales in finding employment and when do you tell a prospective employer about your epilepsy?
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> It may sound hard but what happend to good old honesty,if take a job without telling the emloyer should anythink happen then you have no employement protection,also any one who are employers have a duty to the disabled and cannot refuse unless there are grounds ie health@safty to your self@others be very care full and get the rules of employement in your area
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