I'll look into it, but it's strange that it's through the tri county
council that determined how much it would be. I'll contact my state rep
about it.
Stacy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 2:32
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] chat/public
trans/school
I agree that�s discrimination you also should get in touch with
the civil
rights commission of your state it sounds like it could also be
violating
your civil rights. But definitely an ADA violation.
On
1/30/05 1:58 PM, "Dana Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
Wouldn't that be descrimination due to a disability! I think a visit to
an
> advocate office or phone call to one might be called for.
Even tho you will
> be driving yourself eventually, what they are doing
is against the law.
> take care, I hope you get to drive as soon as
possible!
>
> My life would be so much better if I could
drive. I "can/' drive, just
> cannot afford a new enough van,
don't work or go to school, so voc rehab
> will not begin to look into
it. ugh
>
> Dana
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ----- Original
Message -----
> From: "Stacy Harim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
To: "Houston809" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
"quadlist"
> <[email protected]>; "David K.
Kelmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 6:35 PM
> Subject: [QUAD-L] chat/public
trans/school
>
>
> I don't think you all are going to see
much of me in there. School has now
> started back up and I have a
pretty hard schedule. I don't know how active
> I will be with the
list either. I had transcript issues and stuck having
> the
earliest classes. I think it will be all I have just to handle
the
> classes. Mon, Wed, and Fri, I have an 8 oclock class and I
since I rely on
> the most unreliable public transportation, I am
getting picked up at 6:30
> when the school is 40 mins away with the
time it takes to tie or lock me
> down in the bus.
>
> The
transit charges double for disabled who require door to door. In
the
> fixed rides that AB's take, the cost of the ride is 2 dollars and
an
> additional dollar if they need to transfer. If they live on
an off beaten
> path more than 3/4 of a mile they can get a ride to the
bus stop for an
> additional dollar. Disabled who require curb to
curb service have to pay
> double what AB's pay. I have curb to curb
service and still pay as I live in
> a rural area and hardly live in a
rural area. I'm fighting hard about that
> as I live a half mile
from the highway. That's hardly rural. I then have
> to pay
for transfer points that I don't use because I ride directly. I
ride
> directly there and directly back. Before the tri county
govt. took over I
> was taking a different company for school and only
paying 4 dollars no
> matter what. Now I am paying 6 or more each
way. I tried to get a ride for
> Monday but couldn't get a hold of
anyone to schedule it on Friday.
>
> My van is tagged and ready
to get the work on the modifications however the
> man from voc rehab
that was supposed to come go over the stuff for the test
> when I was
approved from the DMV is on medical leave and I now have to wait
> until
April to do so. That will make it over a year and a half since I
have
> been working with voc rehab to get my license. The sad
thing is that my
> license from before I got sick is still valid.
How much trouble would I get
> into for using that to go down the street
to practice my parking or driving
> around the neighborhood and
practicing my 3pt turns at the dead ends? I'm
> pretty damn
irritated with the whole system. Does anyone else have any
>
problems like this with their public transportation?
>
>
Stacy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David K. Kelmer<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
To: Houston809<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
;
> quadlist<mailto:[email protected]>
>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Chat
2day
>
>
> It's 3:00 P.M. and I'm there.
>
>
With Love,
>
> CtrlAltDel aka Dave
> C4/5 Complete - 28
Years Post
> Texas, USA
>
> Houston809 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
>
wrote:
> If you're going 2 chat 2day let me know
time
> Place is DisabledOfAmerica
>
>
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