“You can’t really worry about getting paperwork done when you don’t know where you’re eating today,” said one advocate.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent and he tended to their home until…

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  • Maeve @lemmygrad.ml
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    54 minutes ago

    And then there are hygiene (including sleep hygiene) issues that become barriers to employment, not to mention clean and pressed clothing, transportation, etc.