Greetings. Having seen both sides of the state agency coin, I can say that what Charles and/or Sharon are saying holds true for some, but not all, state agencies or counselors within same. I've seen counselors in, say, New York who were far more inclined to go with the client's best interest vis a vis their capabilities and/or interests, and others in ... Another state that wasn't New York ... That, as you described, wanted you to be their puppet. Still ... An agency that would try to shunt you into their vending stand program regardless of what you wanted to do? That's bananas. Not saying it doesn't happen, but that almost sounds like somebody's getting kickbacks where they shouldn't be.
-C- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > charles and sharon campbell > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:22 AM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] changing places > > > Hi Sarah and list, > The cold hard fact is this: to get anything from a State > agency, you have to be a puppet on their string, or you have > to be "well-liked" by them, or a good brown-noser. Not all > of us qualify for any of the above. Everytime we tried to > get assistance, we ran into a brick wall. Around here, they > want you in the vending stand program. You don't need a > BrailleNote to run a vending stand, so you're still out of > luck. For those of you that get cooperation, good for you. > You're the lucky few. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > >Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:50:36 -0500 > >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] changing places > > >Dear List, > >First of all, Rhonda, I apologize for the use of your name > in the below > >response to my message, I know you weren't involved in this little > >battle of words and I hope you won't take it too personally. Now, > >CharlesAndSharonCampbell, and anyone else who is wondering about my > >statement earlier. When I said that if there were more > blind people, > >specialized equipment would cost less, I wrote nothing less than the > >hard, cold truth. This holds true for all aspects of > economy, if more > >people are buying something, the price goes down. I know I > have no right to assume anything about anyone on this list. > If, in fact, CharlesAndSharonCampbell bought their own > BrailleNote, that is a wonderful thing! I wish more than I > can say that all blind people were able to buy the equipment > and services of their choice, with their own hard-earned > money. Reality has proved otherwise, up and down the line. > I can say this from personal experience; I was born totally > blind and have always had to struggle to find money to buy > the "special" equipment that I needed. Most of us do, we are > generally overworked and underpaid, or even poorrer due to > receiving government entitlements. Another hard truth is that > many of us would have no where to turn for assistance in > purchasing expensive equipment if it weren't for their state > agencies. We can put them down all we want, and those of us > who buy our own equipment can feel superior to those of us > who can't do this if we so choose, but the fact is that well > over half the equipment sold by "blindness vendors and > companies" is paid for by either state or federal government. > I know this is a drag, but again, it's reality. I am very > sorry for the bitterness my previous message brought out, I > had no intention of causing this reaction. Now, to get back > on topic. Has anyone tried to delete an Email folder and not > been able to do so? Sarah -----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > charles and > >sharon campbell > >Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 11:09 AM > >To: Braillenote List > >Subject: re: [Braillenote] changing places > > > >Hi list, > >Did you know that the price of compact flash cards is the > cheap part of > >all this? Big deal! How many of these cards are used for cameras? If > >you think this news makes us jump up and down, it doesn't! The next > >part of this gripe is this: Rhonda, what makes you think we > want more > >blind people because we want lower prices? What does one have to do > >with the other? You must be one of those sighted teachers with no > >compassion, afraid that the blind disease will touch you. > Either that, > >or the State buys any equipment you want. Which is it? Maybe you're > >one of these fortunate few the State will do anything for. > Speaking of > >the State, is the reason for the high prices because State Agencies > >will put out the bucks? How about some honesty today. > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/> braillenote >
