[Blind-rollers] hello all -- update

Tue Oct 23 21:40:01 CDT 2007

I could, but I would still feel bad for not being around the dog all the 
time. You see, I just lost my dog because of a rabid raccoon. I would just 
feel that life is too short, and I would be taking time for granted. I loved 
my dog, and I'm still quite heart broken over it, after all he was only nine 
years old and didn't deserve to have to go the way he did. I love this new 
puppy to death...I'd feel awful if I didn't stay with him for as long as God 
allows.

Jen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] hello all -- update

> Couldn't you come and see the puppy?
> I would love to see you on your own, so that when you don't have parents 
> any
> more, you will be able to take care of yourself.
> Just some thoughts.
>
> --Dar
> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
> Every Saint has a past
> Every Sinner has a future
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer Aberdeen" <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] hello all -- update
>
>
>>I know all too well what you're talking about. The house I live in right
>>now
>> isn't accessible at all. I mean, we have a ramp, but it needs to be
>> re-built
>> because I can't get up and down it safely on my own. I have a shower 
>> bench
>> in the bathroom, but you can't really say the bathroom is totally
>> accessible
>> because every time I want to take a shower, I have to ask someone to pull
>> the adapter thing from the wall because it's too high for me to reach.
>> Other
>> than that, nothing is accessible. The microwave isn't marked so I can use
>> it, I can't reach the freezer, I can't wheel myself under the counter-top
>> for easier access to the sink or stove etc. I can't reach dishes, 
>> glasses,
>> sugar etc because those shelves are too high. I don't even have access to
>> the mail because the mail goes in a slot that goes into the garage...and 
>> I
>> can't get in there either. All this inaccessibility, and my parents still
>> don't want me to move out. It's really ridiculous!
>>
>> Of course, right now I'd feel guilty for moving out because we just got a
>> new puppy, and I would be abandoning him by leaving. My Mom paid some of
>> the
>> cost, I paid some and my Grandmother paid the rest. I wouldn't be able to
>> take him with me because I could never afford to take care of him the way
>> he
>> needs to be taken care of...shots, food etc. He's better off with my Mom.
>> I
>> don't want to leave him though.
>>
>> Jen
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:48 AM
>> Subject: [Blind-rollers] hello all -- update
>>
>>
>>> Hi all! I haven't seen much of anything on this list for a while.  Hope
>>> people are still subscribed!
>>> I am in the midst of a move to a new home in a new state -- a month ago 
>>> I
>>> was with my mother looking at our house, which was supposedly built
>>> "according to code" for handicapped access, but it amazed me how much is
>>> still inaccessible--the builder didn't even think that I might want
>>> access
>>> to the circuit breakers in the boiler room, or the mailbox out in front,
>>> or
>>> have a large accessible counter in the kitchen.  I shouldn't complain
>>> really, because he is a friend and put a lot of effort into getting it
>>> done
>>> right, but as I said, some key details are just not right.  Now it is 
>>> too
>>> late for the circuit breakers and the other things, well, they'll just
>>> have
>>> to resolve themselves.
>>>
>>> It never ceases to amaze me how hard it is for people in general to
>>> envision
>>> what is important for a disabled person.  It would just be a matter of
>>> simple logic, and a little trial and error trying to sit in a makeshift
>>> wheelchair to see what the challenges might be -- but this is just not
>>> the
>>> case.  No matter how well meaning a person is, there is always something
>>> he/she misses. After going on the walkthrough before closing on the
>>> house,
>>> our friend said it had truely been an education to talk to me about what
>>> was
>>> needed versus what is "according to code".  No adaptation is right for
>>> all
>>> disabilities.  The crazy thing was, we had spent over a year talking to
>>> him
>>> and exchanging blueprints and talking, and still he was surprised when
>>> the
>>> walkthrough wasn't right.
>>>
>>> Oh well, we are now packing up and getting ready to move to a different
>>> state.  My email address for anyone who wants to wite to me privately is
>>> lauraeaves at yahoo.com
>>>
>>> I don't know why I'm writing this except that I haven't seen activity on
>>> list lately and just wanted to commiserate about the access issues.
>>> Does anyone else have any sage advice or relevant experience building a
>>> house?
>>>
>>> Later.
>>> --le
>>>
>>>
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