The Relationship between HousingAccessibility Variables and Employment Status amongAdults with Multiple Sclerosis Malachy Bishop, Richard T. Roessler, Phillip D. Rumrill, Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Michael Frain,BrittanyWaletich,andVeronicaUmeasiegbu ....................................................................................... 4 Specialized Housing Policies, Resources, and Services for Americans with Multiple Sclerosis: Priorities for a National Agenda Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Malachy Bishop, Benson Kinyanjui, Richard T. Roessler, Phillip D. Rumrill, BrittanyWaletich,andVeronicaUmeasiegbu ..................................................................................................15 Demographic, Functional Factors, and Residential Circumstance as Predictors of the Specialized Housing Needs ofAmericans with Multiple Sclerosis Shawn M. Fitzgerald, Phillip D. Rumrill and Malachy Bishop........................................................................................23 Severity, Employment, and Gender: Factors Influencing Independence forAdults with Multiple Sclerosis RichardT.RoesslerandW.DentGitchel,Jr ....................................................................................................33 Gender Differences in Coping among Spousal Caregivers of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Eun-JeongLee,SamanthaDeDios,MandyW.M.Fong,CamilleSimonetteandGloriaK.Lee ...................46 ® NATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION T H E J O U R N A L O F Rehabilitation Oct./Nov./dec. 2013 Volume 79, Number 4 Special Issue Environmental Stressors for People with Multiple Sclerosis Article 4:April07.qxd 9/8/2013 2:24 PM Page 1