title: Mitigating the impact of multiple sclerosis on employment.
abstract: This article reviews the employment status of people with MS, the importance of employment, key barriers to employment, and compensatory and accommodation strategies to enhance employment. Resources and recommendations for health care providers to assist their patients in maintaining, securing, or leaving employment are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Box 356490, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-6490, USA. kjohnson@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Kurt L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004651:Employment / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018868:Insurance, Disability; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace