Even though February has just begun, winter is still very much part of our lives around here.

I was listening to the news on the radio a few days ago when I heard a story about a young girl who has been unable to attend school for the past few weeks. The reason it seems is that her grandmother, who escorts the young girl to school, is confined to a wheel chair and unable to navigate the snow covered sidewalks and streets.

The story got me thinking about how often do we as disability management professionals run into issues with our return to work plans that cause our plans to get derailed, such as the weather or other extenuating circumstances. What do we do? How do we handle the delay? How does it effect our clients?

So the question I have for all of you out there, is how do you handle the unexpected changes to your plans? How do you cope? Who pays for the delays? Can unexpected delays be avoided?