Hmmm – lots of these points I had already put into practice at the job I had loved for 13 years. They knew when employing me that I had epilepsy , although then it was very much under control – 19yr seizure free . Once the epilepsy became uncontrolled then their attitudes changed badly.. I worked in a further education college working for the Study Support team who helped/assisted students of all abilities/disabilites eg Dyslexia, Broken or Missing Limbs, Wheelchair users, Tourettes, Autism and yes even people with Epilepsy. You would have thought having a staff member who had a condition that was already covered by most staff as part of their routine with working with students it would be no big thing to help them manage the condition to everyone’s advantage whilst a bad time was going on in the persons life. NO NO NO — I was eventually dismissed — they said I was too much of a hazard/hindrance in the ‘teaching, learning and support of students’ and that my ‘colleagues’ were put in an unfair position having to not only work around me and any seizures that might happen at work and adjusting cover for my teaching and supporting students. Small occupational pension and cannot return to the teaching job I loved đ
Because I am photosensitive too and heat reactive there are various jobs I cannot do and the ones I have transferable skills for are not willing to take me on.
I keep myself busy with hobbies. I started back with crocheting and knitting that I had not done in over 20 years.
