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MannyGoldstein

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1. Very, very sorry to hear about this situation.
Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:50 AM
Feb 2015

It's not difficult enough to have a disability, there's all of this kind of stuff to deal with! It's totally unfair.

I'm not a lawyer and not up to speed on ADA, but my wife and I do have volunteer work to help families of kids with disabilities to deal with school districts which mainly falls under different laws and regulations (IDEA). So I'm almost totally not qualified to give advice.

That all being said... I think the employer is concerned that she might get hurt. I don't know what goes on behind the scenes at bakery, but I'd imagine the bakery believes that there's the potential for your daughter to get hurt if she has a seizure, so I suspect there's no quick legal remedy. I'd check the law, but the law for this kind of thing is generally a safety net that covers what happens when "people stuff" breaks down. I'd focus on making the employer comfortable that your daughter will be OK on the job, and get that clearance ASAP.

It sucks, but I suspect there's no instant fix.

And hopefully you can get some advice from someone who actually knows what they're talking about!

Good luck to you and your family!



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