Disaboom Disability Law - All Comments

Re: Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

LauraZ0919 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:15:32 GMT

How come so many places, businesses as well as websites, look at lots of disabilities but the one (maybe I am seeing it through a prejudiced view) tend to totally overlook those with breathing problems as having a disability..Asthma, COPD, Emphysema? If you can't breathe well there is little else that is real important at that moment in time. Without breath...you are nothing, but it isn't seen as a disability for so many places. I am in the middle of quite a long run of an asthma problem right now(longest for me ever) and my job especially seems to not understand it is a disability. But then again, neither does the "my profile" page of disaboom list anything with regards to breathing..they do sight and hearing. It is so hard for others not to "see" a disability unless it is directly in their face..and there are soooo many people with disabilities that we just woulnd't even know..and we have to keep that in mind..just because someone doesn't LOOK physically disabled doesn't mean they are NOT disabled. Ok I am not sure I said anything really here..or whether I just vented my frustrations (daughter woke me up needing me to pick her up for something important and I want to but I can't get to the point that getting dressed and driving the car are quite a possibility at the moment and the treatment didn't change anything) so just really quite frustrated at the moment. Sorry for the rambling and feeling sorry for myself. This is a very good overview of the ADA.

Re: Major Disability Related Law

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:03:36 GMT

Can an employer single out all employees who have certified FMLA to update their disabilities? Can the employer request an update (especially when the employee has a chronic and congental disability)from the employee's physician on the extent of their disabilities? How many times a year will the visit a physician? How many days will they be absent because of the disability?

I need specific information on FLMA policies.

re: Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

knitwitt — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:51:12 GMT

Why is the disabled community so unassembled? At least in my region of Florida it is very true or I would not be writing this. It is unfortunate, but section 504 is alive and in our face.When you put in almost 5 years of hunting for hurricane repair assistance for a very documented case, eventually you will cave in and this is what people are counting on.This is why places like Disaboom are very important, you don't realize how important it is until you are right there and discriminated against on the importance of organization. How many places can you really count on for help if it came down to it? If your home was landed on by a spaceship and destroyed is there anyplace for you to go- that would help you rebuild?? The disabled need a much bigger voice.