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Thats pretty scarey SabboI have tried working 2 or 3 times after completing my Bachelors degree. Unfortunately, my epilepsy got in the way each time. Once, I was at the train station, on my way to work, & had a complex partial. I almost fell onto the train tracks--thankfully, another person was there. I "came to" in the ER.
Another time, I had one and collapsed on the sidewalk outside the building in downtown Chicago. Again, I "came to" in the ER.
By definition, unemployment doesn't include people of this status. Unemployment only includes people actively seeking work.. Also there are some people who dont want to work.
As much as anything, this speaks to the need for continued education about epilepsy -- what form it can take, and how it is not an automatic disqualification for many kinds of work.Most employers say they would rather hire someone less qualified than hire someone with epilepsy.