Multiple Sclerosis: Your Legal Rights

Significant legislative changes have taken place in the 10 years since theirst edition of this book. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), theamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Health Insurance Portability andvailability Act (Kassebaum-Kennedy or HIPAA) are the best known of thesennovations. Despite these legal advances, many of the problems faced byeople with MS have remained unaltered. Because of the variability ofymptoms, both from person to person and over time within each patient, none's experience is identical to that of anyone else. This presents specialifficulties in planning for the future. Where you are in your life in school,mployed, married, divorced, with or without children and what you hope tochieve may influence how you are affected by the disease. Even so, there aremportant steps that everyone can take to help ensure that the hand of cardse/she is dealt is well played. Ironically, new legislation like ADA, FMLA,nd insurance reform have both helped and complicated the planning process.or example, you fear you are about to be laid off.;Is it time to consider "