Originally Posted by Allanira

CRPS is a very disabling condition. It doesn't just effect the body in the amount of pain we have. It also effects our mental health. Social Security has a code for CRPS for when someone files for disability through them. The ADA covers ALL disabilities not just the visual ones. They cover the invisible ones like ours. If you look at me you will see a pregnant mom thats tired and still keeping up with her very active 2 yr old. You don't see the pain I'm in or the atrophy/edema going on in my legs because I don't wear clothes that leave them uncovered. You will see me use a cane at times and wonder why. People in general see what they want to see. The ADA makes sure we aren't discrinated against just because we don't have a visible disability like a person with Down Syndrome (by the way they have a better grsp on things than "normal" people) or a blind person with a guide dog. For example, you tell your employer that you have this disorder, and have the documentation from your dr. They fire you for absences because of your condition. Thats discrimination, and the ADA will back you as long as you had already talked to your employer and filed away those papers with your employer. They knew about your condition, and because they knew you might need extra time off because of it and they still fired you is discrimination.