Oct. 2 presentation to focus on “Employment Following A Spinal Cord Injury”

Josh Basile

Are you interested in pursuing and maintaining employment after a spinal cord injury? You do not have to do it alone or reinvent the wheel trying to figure it all out. No matter where you are at within your employment journey, there is something that you can learn and do to better your future. October is “National Disability Employment Awareness Month” and we thought of no better way to mark this occasion than for you to join Josh Basile, Esq., a C4-5 quadriplegic, disability employment advocate/mentor, and medical malpractice attorney on Fri., Oct. 2nd at 4:30 p.m. PT and hear him talk about all things disability employment as well as diving deeper into the different stages of a typical spinal cord injury employment journey. You can register for this presentation HERE.

You will learn lots of strategic tips and tricks that can help you begin your journey and eventually secure/maintain work with confidence. Some of the other areas you will learn include:

• how to avoid major mistakes that can cost you money with Social Security,

• how to enroll in Medicaid buy-in programs in order to keep your vital Medicaid and caregiving benefits while employed, disclosing your disability during job application and interviews,

• asking for reasonable accommodations and request pay raises.

Both Josh and NorCal SCI are collaborating to get the SCI community employed without fear and with a plan.

This free virtual presentation is part of “NorCal SCI Presents: Virtual is the New Reality Series” funded through a grant by the Reeve Foundation and you must register in advance to attend and is co-presented by Spinalpedia and Willing to Work. Once you register, you will immediately receive a confirmation e-mail from us which you should keep to attend the virtual event.