Re: [QUAD-L] Getting vans bought by DR

[b.hickey]

......"there isn't anything that they can do about it"...........   Sounds like you may need a new DVR person.......I will bring your situation up with Eric Potter, My DVR guy! He's Fantastic at gettin the job done!   Hmm try this......call 360-651-6404.....Ask for Eric. Perhaps he can chat with your local DVR for ideas.   It doest sound like there is much teamwork or communication between DVR State to State. So this kinda stuff may help   DVR also told me, before we went with the PASS plan, that they could "buy and carry the note" on a new van. I would have made payments to "DVR" for the new van, unlike now, where I will make payments to the "SSA" (Social Security Admin) with my SSI check.   DVR has tons of options......but if they are trying to "Shine the Fiscal Departments Badges" by not spending all of the Federally matched $$....then they get raises and we get the bent arrow shaft, in the wrong target.  lol   Ill talk to Eric Monday.....OK?   Bob     ----- Original Message ----- From: Stacy Harim To: Quad-List ; b.hickey Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Getting vans bought by DR It does Bob, I knew some of what you said. I was aware of what Social security could do as far as that goes.  I just thought that DVR did not pay for the van.  I knew about the conversions.  I still don't know what is going on with the van that is supposed to get donated to me.  I haven't heard anything about it.  I am going to call on Monday about it and see where he stands.  It worries me since I haven't heard anything.    The thing that would concern me about PASS or ticket to work is that I am trying to go to school these days and that is where my transportation problem is lying. I don't have a PASS or ticket to work for another 2 years yet and I will start working on that plan when it gets to be a closer time for it.    Everyone is saying that it is DVR's plan to get my transportation and any cost, but they explained to me that they are to help me with what is available.  If there isn't any available or accessible to me then there isn't anything that they can do about it.   Stacy   "People who hate you do not win unless you hate them. Then you destroy yourself" ----- Original Message ----- From: b.hickey To: Quad-List Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:42 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Getting vans bought by DR The catch is...... it takes justification, time, patience, hard work ans a solid Business Plan. All of wich you have or can get!!   You do have to go thru the "Division of Vocational Rehabilitation" because they also have funding resourses for things like hand controls,  power lifts and anything you can think of that you need in order to get back to work. There's the fun part.....   :-)  ....   Use your imagination and come up with a solid plan. Remember the goal is, Driving Independently to Work. So plan accordingly. For a business Plan ask yourself what am I good at, that makes me happy?   What im trying to say is, have DVR help yo start up your own MOBILE Business or find a job that you need to drive to. Use all thats availible, SSA, DVR.....The Pass Plan, Ticket to Work, IRWE's (Income Related Work Expenses)......ect.   The Pass plan is funding my van with monthly payments from my SSI check  and DVR is funding the conversions.   Hope this helps.....Bob   ----- Original Message ----- From: Stacy Harim To: Quad-List Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Getting vans bought by DR How in the hell are some of you getting DR to pay for vans.?  There is no way I can get them to pay for any kind of vehicle modifications to a van that is more than 4 years old and more than 40,000 miles.  I brought up that a couple of people got DR in their state to pay for the vans (DR is federal) and they have no idea what I am talking about except for they they say that they don't know how that was done since DR is federal. Stacy   "People who hate you do not win unless you hate them. Then you destroy yourself"