Working Bodies: Chronic Illness in the Canadian Workplace

241 Pages·2014·1.223 MB·English

by  Sharon-Dale Stone, Valorie A. Crooks, Michelle Owen

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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
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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
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Contents

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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
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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
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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
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