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Employment for spinal cord injuries May 2, 2021 5:57:25 GMT -8

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Post by myeverythingstore on May 2, 2021 5:57:25 GMT -8

Good morning friends,
I am wondering how many people with a spinal cord injury here have had issues finding employment since their accident? As a result of our disabilities we have generated a multi billion dollar industry in medical supplies and equipment. Yet there are very few people working in that industry. Let's face it, the job security would be pretty much 100% from an economic standpoint. I have a medical supply company in Canada and one of the things we do is employ people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities.
I'm hoping that we can keep this going and start to take over the industry that we created.

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Employment for spinal cord injuries May 10, 2021 10:29:59 GMT -8

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Post by softballdad on May 10, 2021 10:29:59 GMT -8

I have been employed since graduating college in 1988 but I did not get jobs I interviewed for that I thought I should have. if you can make your own hay that's good for you! My experience is about 3% of the AB population can see past the chair and through to the person sitting in it so resilience is key.

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Employment for spinal cord injuries May 11, 2021 21:13:00 GMT -8

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Post by nathanau on May 11, 2021 21:13:00 GMT -8

Well, going by some people I have met locally, call centre jobs seem to be the largest demographic, one T3 guy I met - an ex electrician works for a local electrical company as a parts interpreter, an ex mechanic works as a service advisor (at a car dealership he's the guy behind the counter when you get your car serviced).

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Employment for spinal cord injuries

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