TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived strengths and weaknesses in employment policies and services among people with multiple sclerosis
T2 - Results of a national survey
AU - Roessler, Richard T.
AU - Rumrill, Phillip D.
AU - Hennessey, Mary L.
AU - Vierstra, Courtney
AU - Pugsley, Eileen
AU - Pittman, Amy
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - More than 1,300 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) responded to an employment concerns survey. The results from this survey served as the topics of discussion for seven focus groups including people with MS and service providers in four states. Recommendations to improve the employment outcomes of people with MS that emerged from these discussions clustered in three areas: employment policies and practices, Social Security benefits, and healthcare. Strategies for preserving strengths in employment supports for people with MS clustered in two areas, access to respectful service providers and personal control.
AB - More than 1,300 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) responded to an employment concerns survey. The results from this survey served as the topics of discussion for seven focus groups including people with MS and service providers in four states. Recommendations to improve the employment outcomes of people with MS that emerged from these discussions clustered in three areas: employment policies and practices, Social Security benefits, and healthcare. Strategies for preserving strengths in employment supports for people with MS clustered in two areas, access to respectful service providers and personal control.
KW - Employment
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Vocational rehabilitation
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12897388
AN - SCOPUS:0042926607
SN - 1051-9815
VL - 21
SP - 25
EP - 36
JO - Work
JF - Work
IS - 1
ER -
