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EEOC Settles with Hospital that Refused Job Accommodation for Nurse with Cancer

Angel Medical Center to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination SuitThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with Angel Medical Center, Inc. of Franklin, NC. The hospital was charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying an employee an accommodation that would have allowed her to get cancer treatments while working full time. …

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For people with disabilities doctors are not always healers

Washington PostIt was midnight in the emergency department of my hospital, and the chief resident was on a roll. Clad in green scrubs — two sizes too small for his body, they emphasized his muscular physique — he dashed between the ambulance bay and the critical care rooms.“Wen!” he barked at me, the medical intern. …

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Meeting the Demands of an Expanding Health Care Workforce

Meeting the Demands of an Expanding Health Care Workforce If you’ve ever seen the “Because” public service announcement from the Office of Disability Employment Policy, you’ve seen Kayla Woolridge swim. While filming the PSA, Kayla, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, got to chatting with my staff about her career goals. Although still …

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Health Care Professionals with Disabilities Career Trends, Best Practices, & Call-to-Action Policy Roundtable

March 18, 2014 Advancing Inclusion in Health CareNOND ODEP Alliance Roundtable Final Reporthttp://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/nond.htm More than 40 employers, federal and state policymakers, researchers and nursing school administrators convened at the U.S. Access Board on March 18 for a policy roundtable hosted by the Office of Disability Employment Policy in collaboration with the National Organization of Nurses …

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Give Nurses in Wheelchairs a Chance

Give Nurses in Wheelchairs a Chance Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media , December 10, 2013 Although some nurse leaders cling to the rigid requirements of the profession, others are making accommodations for nurses in wheelchairs, sending a powerful message to patients in the process. A “walking interview” is one of the questionable—to say the least—tactics …

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Nurses With Disabilities: Professional Issues and Job Retention

Nurses With Disabilities: Professional Issues and Job Retention Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, RN, CRRN, APRN, FNP-BC Key Features: Provides solutions regarding professional issues faced by nurses with disabilities Helps nurse recruiters and administrators clarify and strengthen retention strategies Features the voices of nurses with disabilities, nurse leaders, recruitment specialists, and patients Buttressed by four research studies …

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Game Changers: Nurses With Disabilities Work to Dispel Bias in Health Care

Game Changers: Nurses With Disabilities Work to Dispel Bias in Health CareBy Janet Edwards As an avid climber, crawling high into trees didn’t seem like such a risky proposition to Michelle Kephart, RN, MSN. However, midway through her nursing program, Kephart fell 25 feet from a tree, injuring her spinal cord. Returning to nursing school …

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End the Disability Debate in Nursing: Quality Care is Fact

End the Disability Debate in Nursing: Quality Care is FactBy Leslie Neal-Boylan Misconceptions abound regarding the abilities of people with disabilities and this holds true in the nursing profession, as well. While nurses with experience and expertise are often denied jobs or lose their jobs because of a physical disability, research shows appropriate accommodations can …

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Several Million Healthcare Workers Needed by 2020

Several Million Healthcare Workers Needed by 2020 Regardless of the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the United States will need 5.6 million new healthcare workers by 2020, according to a study. The study, by researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Education and Workforce, also found that 4.6 million of those new workers will need …

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What if I Need Assistance with Personal Needs when I am at School or Work in the Clinical Setting?

What if I Need Assistance with Personal Needs when I am at School or Work in the Clinical Setting? This may be a personal assistant issue and not your school’s or employer’s responsibility. Below are some specific suggestions on organizations and resources to increase your awareness about your rights and responsibilities: For protection, advocacy, and …

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