53. Navigating Workplace Accommodations & Unemployment w/ Dr. Philip Rumrill

My guest today is employment and disability expert Dr. Phillip Rumrill, and we're going to talk about aspects of job accommodations, & unemployment directly related to Multiple Sclerosis.

Dr. Rumrill is a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor & the director of research and training at the University of Kentucky human development institute. For many years, He served as the director for Multiple Sclerosis Employment Assistance Service, which provided vocational services & support to people living with MS across the US. Dr. Rumrill has authored and co-authored more than 150 professional journal articles, 40 book chapters, and 6 books.

★Resources mentioned during episode:

→ “Enhancing Productivity on Your Job: The Win-Win Approach to Reasonable Accommodations" - www.nmss.org

→ Rehabilitation Services Administration - Find the specific link for each state's vocational rehabilitation program & more -  https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html

→ The Job Accommodation Network or "JAN" through West Virginia university -https://socialwork.wvu.edu/research/the-jan-research-project

→ The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - www.eeoc.gov

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