Interesting reply. I ended up getting quite a bit out of vocational rehab, however, it was definitely a battle. It took me well over three years to get much of anything done and like many other people I faced discrimination along the way. A call to my senator's office did seem to help matters some, but it still took another year to get anything of substance done. And this was only after I entered college and proved I would be able to handle a reasonable load (in my case two classes).
Quadius On 8/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think you can judge a state agency by the quality of its > politicians. The problem that is inherent with many state agencies is that > most operate like a company that is run by a union. there isn't really any > incentive for them to improve. It is like public schools with the vice > president of the teachers union is elected as president of the school board. > It becomes a great place to work but don't expect the children to read. One > of Ohio's elementary schools had 64% of the children on behavior > modification drugs. The private school in the same area only had 2%. I'm > sure that many counselors at VR help a lot of people, but when they get a > quad as a client, they have to actually work. > What I'm suggesting is that counselors be rated for competency, or lack > thereof. I've heard the same stories about the same counselors over the > years. I honestly don't believe Ohio's BVR would survive close scrutiny of > how they spend there funding. I know their union would prevent them from > being fired, but they can't do anything if a few are reassigned to more > suitable jobs, say, repairing potholes. > > john, C-5, 31 years post > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 7:01 pm > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] voc.rehab > > In a message dated 8/11/2007 5:06:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Voc.rehab. here in hillbilly land was a savior for me. They sent me to > college, paid for modifications on two vans, and bought two power chairs. > They made it possible for me to become a teacher and have always been > extremely helpful. I could not have done any of it without their help. > Larry > in Ky. > > *Larry, you are one of the many lucky ones in a state that had a > representative who didn't support* > *the disAble cause. She herself used a manual wheelchair and thought she > was the only one.* > *Do you remember who she is and does she still represent the state of > Kentucky?* > *Best Wishes* > *W* > > > > ------------------------------ > Get a sneak peek of the all-new > AOL.com<http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> > . > ------------------------------ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at *AOL.com* <http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437>. > >
