Information on working with arthritis. Articles and resources dealing with on-the-job issues and employment. Learn more on solving problems caused by arthritis in the workplace.
Arthritis may impact employment and the ability to work. People with arthritis must adapt their work situation to their disease.
Nursing is hard work, made even harder when you are sick yourself. Cary Jo Cook, RN, CMSRN, a nurse with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder, shares tips on how to keep working as a nurse with a disability.
It is important for you to understand the details of your employee health and disability benefits.
It's your responsibility to understand the details of your health insurance and disability insurance plans. You should know what is covered long before you need to use the insurance benefit.
Tamara Nowakowsky, was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at a very tender age, yet she never gave up her drive to be successful. Her story is truly inspirational. Tamara has taken a career path, and made transitions which have allowed her to continue working - from television reporter, to communications specialist, to business woman.
It has been said that a person's self-esteem and self-worth are tied to their work. Imagine then what happens to good feelings about "self" when one becomes unable to work.
Having a disability doesn't need to keep one from having a productive career. Many people with disabilities can work and the jobs they can hold vary with each individual's abilities and limitations. There are several laws which protect the workplace rights of Americans with disabilities.
Applying for Social Security Disability (SSDI) can seem overwhelming. We make it easier by taking you though the process step-by-step.
A five-part Guide offering a practical approach to applying for Social Security Disability benefits written by a former disability determination specialist, who herself was a successful SSDI applicant.
Step-by-step advice to help you through the application process for Social Security Disability benefits.
There is specific criteria which must be met to qualify for Social Security Disability Income.
A look at the advantages of Social Security disability over Long-term Disability paid by an employer or insurance company.
Information provided by Allsup Inc., a company helping people with arthritis qualify for Social Security Disability benefits.
The Social Security Administration annually adjusts the earnings limit used to determine substantial gainful activity (SGA) based on increases in the national average wage index.
The first step to being happier in your job is realizing you are burning out. The next step is making changes that allow you to climb up and out of the burn out cycle.
After the illness, then death, of a close friend, I began to ponder the fragility of life and the limited time we have here on earth. When faced with our own mortality, many of us wonder if we have made the right choices about our lives and what other paths we could have chosen.
Are you dreaming about your work? or, Are your work worries keeping you awake?
Employment support for people with disabilities, from SSA.
Information on the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act and the Ticket to Work Program, from SSA.
Americans With Disabilities Act Homepage.
Study analyzes the challenges encountered in the workplace by people with rheumatoid arthritis and the necessity for adaptation, from Johns Hopkins.
