Chronically Capable

Flexible jobs for the chronically ill

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Flexible jobs for the chronically ill

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Chronically Capable is an employment platform that connects chronically ill professionals to companies looking to hire a digital workforce and meet the 7% utilization goal required under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Omg this is amazing. I was making 175k a year, then severe congestive heart failure hit, then kidney failure, then liver failure... for 8 years it’s been hit after hit... now I’m stabilizing and on my way up. But how do I communicate that to employers?! Sounds like chronically capable.

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6yr ago

Chronically Capable

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@bradley_tobias I'm sorry to hear about your struggle. It's definitely something I had trouble communicating to my employer as my ambitions were still in tact throughout my fight with Lyme. I believe that our platform will help give applicants a space to communicate this, ask for their accommodations upfront, and not feel shame about their illness.

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6yr ago

Goodmorning Hannah. Congratulation for your idea. It is really simple but also really TO THE SPOT! I hope you find a way to reach all those people in need. What is your plan to scale up this platform?

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6yr ago

Chronically Capable

Maker

@s7eez Thank you for your kind feedback! In terms of scaling the platform, we have been successful in acquiring applicants, with dozens of people signing up each day since May. However, our biggest challenge is onboarding employers, and to do this, we plan to begin our sales initiatives. To rapidly scale, we need to continue to onboard employers and increase our applied-to-hired ratio. And from there, to the moon!

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6yr ago

Chronically Capable

Maker

I was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease my sophomore year of college, after months of misdiagnosis. Many people know Lyme Disease is caused by tick bites, but most people are unaware of how aggressive the treatment is to combat it, and how hard it is to balance with a full time job. I realized this first hand after I landed my first job out of college at a top-tier design agency. Like any new hire, I was working long hours and trying to establish myself in the company, but I had the added difficulty of having to be on an IV for 6 hours a day. Not to mention the 28 pills I had to remember to take. Ultimately, I got completely burnt out and had to prioritize my health over the work I was passionate about. This was so defeating. But I learned I was not alone. Over 133 million Americans suffer from a chronic illness and are put in a similar situation of sacrificing their dreams to accommodate their illness. Discovering the scale of this issue, I was resolved to come up with a solution. I was not going to let my disease dictate my potential. And after landing my next job at a cutting-edge tech startup, Chronically Capable was born. Chronically Capable is a platform that strives to connect the chronically ill with meaningful work and flexible employers, so that no one ever has to decide between their life’s passions and their health again.

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6yr ago