Living with MS--Employment Issues

As a person living with MS, employment issues are probably one of the things on your mind. If you suspect that you have multiple sclerosis or have just been diagnosed and have not told your employer that you have MS – DON'T.








Find out all you can about what provisions your job has for employees with disabilities. Cir could possibly have taken advantage of disability insurance from his job if we had thought to look into it before he stopped working.

If you need to get answers quickly, consider joining the National MS Society. They were a big help for Cir and I when he joined. He didn't join until well after he had been diagnosed and stopped working. As a result, Cir's employment questions were more about possibly returning to work.

If you are still working, the following list will be helpful for you.