Working Bodies: Chronic Illness in the Canadian Workplace PDF
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C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00A-Prelims.indd, 2/18/2014 10:48 AM i working bodies This page intentionally left blank C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00A-Prelims.indd, 2/18/2014 10:48 AM iii Working Bodies Chronic Illness in the Canadian Workplace edited by Sharon-Dale Stone Valorie A. Crooks Michelle Owen McGill-Queen’s University Press Montreal & Kingston London Ithaca • • C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00A-Prelims.indd, 2/18/2014 10:48 AM iv This book is dedicated to all Canadians living with chronic illnesses who want to have meaningful employment and engagement in the workplace. © McGill-Queen’s University Press 2014 ISBN 978-0-7735-4377-5 (cloth) ISBN 978-0-7735-4378-2 (paper) ISBN 978-0-7735-9181-3 (ePDF) ISBN 978-0-7735-9182-0 (ePUB) Legal deposit second quarter 2014 Bibliothèque nationale du Québec Printed in Canada on acid-free paper that is 100% ancient forest free (100% post-consumer recycled), processed chlorine free McGill-Queen’s University Press acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Working bodies: chronic illness in the Canadian workplace / edited by Sharon-Dale Stone, Valorie A. Crooks, Michelle Owen. Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-0-7735-4377-5 (bound). – ISBN 978-0-7735-4378-2 (pbk.). – ISBN 978-0-7735-9181-3 (ePDF). – ISBN 978-0-7735-9182-0 (ePUB) 1. Chronically ill – Employment – Canada. 2. Chronically ill – Canada – Economic conditions. 3. Chronically ill – Canada – Social conditions. I. Stone, Sharon Dale, 1955–, editor of compilation II. Owen, Michelle K., editor of compilation III. Crooks, Valorie A., 1976–, editor of compilation HD7256.C3W673 2014 331.5'970971 C2013-907747-2 C2013-907748-0 Typeset by Jay Tee Graphics Ltd. in 10.5/13 Sabon C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00A-Prelims.indd, 2/18/2014 10:48 AM v Contents Figures vii Introduction: Chronic Illness in the Canadian Workplace 3 Sharon-Dale Stone, Valorie A. Crooks, and Michelle Owen part one confronting and negotiating attitudes Narrative Preface: Adam’s Story 29 Adam Gilgoff 1 Portrayals of Fibromyalgia and Paid Work: Too Sick to Work? 31 Margaret Oldfield 2 Including and Accommodating Youth with Chronic Illness and Childhood Onset Disability in the Canadian Workplace 51 Joan J. Versnel and Nancy L. Hutchinson 3 Navigating Chronic Injuries in the Workplace: Five Workers’ Experiences with Systems and Relationships 71 Theresa Aversa and Nicolette Carlan part two perspectives on accommodating chronic illness Narrative Preface: Julie’s Story 89 Julie Devaney 4 Employers’ Perspectives on Workplace Accommodation of Chronic Health Conditions 91 Rosemary Lysaght and Terry Krupa C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00A-Prelims.indd, 2/18/2014 10:48 AM vi vi Contents 5 Supervisors’ Perspectives on Work Accommodation for Chronically Ill Employees 114 Vicki L. Kristman, William S. Shaw, and Kelly Williams-Whitt 6 Accommodation in the Context of Complex Chronic Illness 138 Melissa Popiel, Wendy Porch, and Le-Ann Dolan part three experiencing chronic illness in the workplace Narrative Preface: Corinne’s Story 159 Corinne Stevens 7 Chronic Illness among Immigrant Workers in Canada: An Overview of Existing Knowledge 161 Iffath U.B. Syed 8 On Being a Princess and a Problem: Negotiating Attitudinal Barriers to Chronic Illness in Canadian Universities 177 Keri Cameron and Vera Chouinard 9 Chronic Illness and the Canadian Knowledge Worker: The Role of the Body and Embodiment in Shaping the Production of Academic Work 196 Valorie A. Crooks, Michelle Owen, and Sharon-Dale Stone part four epilogue Narrative Preface: Andrea’s Story 213 Andrea Black 10 Epilogue 216 Sharon-Dale Stone, Valorie A. Crooks, and Michelle Owen Contributors 223 Index 229 C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00A-Prelims.indd, 2/18/2014 10:48 AM vii Figures 4.1 Approaches to workplace accommodation 92 4.2 Factors that contribute to accommodation of chronic illness in the workplace 95 5.1 Factors that influence supervisors’ abilities to support, recommend, or coordinate job accommodations for chronically ill employees 119 This page intentionally left blank C:\Users\Public\MQUP\Stone\Stone-Ch00B-Intro.indd, 2/18/2014 10:52 AM 1 working bodies
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