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Disability rights, workplace accommodations, and FMLA guidance for sickle cell patientst — things to think about.

Workplace

  • Requesting reasonable accommodations under the ADA

  • Documenting pain crises for HR records

  • Sample accommodation request letters

School

  • Setting up a 504 plan for students with SCD

  • Advocating for attendance flexibility

  • IEP considerations for related conditions

Leave

  • Qualifying for intermittent FMLA leave

  • Coordinating leave around hospitalizations

  • Short-term and long-term disability basics

Benefits

  • SSDI and SSI eligibility basics

  • Gathering medical evidence for claims

  • Navigating the appeals process

Legal Support for Sickle Cell Patients

Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is inviting Sickle Cell patients who have experienced serious negligence or mismanagement by healthcare providers to contact his office for potential legal support.

If you have evidence such as audio, video, or written documentation relating to negligent care, please contact his office on 1-800-859-9999.

Please only use this number for Sickle Cell-related cases.

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