1. ROUNDTABLE ON INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH ILLNESS: IDENTIFYING THE POPULATION Adele D. Furrie Adele Furrie Consulting Inc.

3. Towards a better understanding of the dynamics of disability and its impact on employment, 2010 Labour Market and Income Support Programs in Canada for Persons with Disabilities – 2 nd Edition, 2011 Validation of Research Elements on Episodic, Moderate and Short-Term Disabilities and Employment, 2013 literature review environmental scan of availability of administrative data and statistical survey data Available at www.adelefurrie.ca

4. OPERATIONALIZING THE DEFINITION OF EPISODIC DISABILITY FREQUENCY of limitation SEVERITY of limitation UNDERLYING health problem IMPACT on employment

5. L IST OF EPISODIC CONDITIONS 1. Arthritis 2. Asthma 3. Cancer 4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease Chronic bronchitis Emphysema 5. Chronic fatigue syndrome 6. Chronic pain 7. Chronic inflammatory demeyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) 8. Crohns and Colitis 9. Diabetes 10. Epilepsy 11. Fibromyalgia 12. Hepatitis C 13. HIV/AIDS 14. Lupus 15. Mental health conditions Depression Anxiety Bi-Polar Disorder Schizophrenia 16. Meniere’s Disease 17. Multiple Sclerosis 18. Migraines 19. Parkinson’s Disease 20. Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID)

6. S OME DATA FROM THE 2012 CSD People with disabilities aged 15 to 64 years 2,338,200 …. and has an “episodic” condition 1,231,200 … and does not have an “episodic” condition 1,107,000 … and has intermittent work capacity 380,600 … and is completely prevented from working ??? … and has no impact on employment ??? … and has intermittent work capacity ??? … and is completely prevented from working ??? … and has no impact on employment ???