Ghettos? I like the term my Vietman vet friend used when referring to the building we were living in as a "low rent storage bin for the elderly and indigent." Occupants were supposed to have some sort of disability. Most were elderly and/or mental. It was a zoo. But seriously, Washington's ghettos are not as bad as others around the country. At least Seattle's. I went through Seattle Housing Authority back over 10 years ago to get help finding an accessible place. The waiting list was maybe 1 1/2 years long. Now I know better. You can get the county to make your apartment reasonably accessible. If you own a home you can get an interest free loan that you pay back when you sell the house. This would not be for a major remodel, though.
I know there are disabled people in nursing homes, how they get there I do not know. I'm sure though that Washington is not as bad as many other states. My complaints can only mirror my own experience. I would like to learn more about how it is for others. There is one particular building in Seattle that I avoided and fought to stay out of when going through the housing authority. I would consider it a ghetto. Huge depressing dark cement building for disabled people. I think of this when my friend in Korea describes the place they put disabled people near where he lives. On 2/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
And washington state is ranked as a good state when it comes to not forcing handicapped into nursing homes. What do they have, ghettos? john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION sweet. in washington state, you can't bring in more than $2,000/mo. rediculous! On 2/18/07, Mark Jackson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Kaye, > I just wanted to point out that in many states you can work full time > and not lose your health coverage through Medicaid and if you make a lot of > money you can even buy-in to Medicaid. > I work full time and I'm on Medicaid. > > > Mark Jackson > *RollinOn!* > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* kaye allard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *Date:* 2/18/2007 2:19:12 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [email protected] > *Subject:* [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION > > Please elucidate us on how it pays to be in the minority. > > Many people on this list have talked about how in some ways their lives > have changed for the better after their injury. There are some interesting > things that happen after sci that illuminate parts of your life you sort of > looked over before. At least for me, it has been an adventure. Being an > actual monority- like on a huge college campus- is not easy. When I was in > school I got many stares and little conversation. We are minorities in many > ways. The most painful one being that many of us are stuck between the > economic confines of getting welfare checks and state and/or federal > healthcare that keeps us relatively healthy and independant, and needing > more money and risking losing all assistance to get a job that has insurance > that will not pay for home healthcare. For some this is harder than others > because we depend on the home assistance. Marginalized is another word. > And yes, being marginalized lumps us with other groups with which we can > work on things together and support each other. I think this is the > important part of being in a group- our ability to appreciate differences > and similarities at the same time. A form of enlightened interdependance, I > like to think of it. > > My friend started a disability studies study group at the University of > Washingtom and finally, after 3 years of the administration saying that we > don't need a disabilities class or program- a class and a minor in the > subject! Yae! Everyone else has a cultural studies program- why not > disability? We have a history, culture, etc. And unfortunately, being in > the minority, we must contend with the majority view of who we are and > expand these views because they do result in public policy and just good old > fashioned, everyday bigotry and discrimination. One thing that makes us a > minority is dealing with those. > > There is no short answer for this question, but it is a good one. > > On 2/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In a > message dated 2/17/2007 1:42:24 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > My question too W. In comparison to whom? Women w/SCI/D are a > minority. > Amen. Actually, we are all minorities in the eyes of the majority, > what ever the category is. > > Extreme rich is a minority to the very poor. > Male population is a minority to the female population. > Those is jail are a minority to those not confined. > > > Sometimes, it pays to be in the minority. Can you think of the many > different ways? > W > > > > -- > Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine. > -Henry Miller > > > > > [image: FREE Emoticons for your email – by IncrediMail! Click Here!]<http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=101009> > > -- Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine. -Henry Miller ------------------------------ *Check out the new AOL*<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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