[nfb-talk] Hassles With Taxi Access:

Tue Sep 4 14:51:46 CDT 2007

Ken;
Have you checked to see if your job has a carpool service or a shuddle
bus that might help you.  Are there any drivers that live in your area
that you could carpool with and help with the gass.  You might be able
to find someone since it will just be temporary.  Check your admin
office, send an e-mail or even ask your sighted friends.  There must be
some sighted people at Bism.  I had a related problem with Metro Access
in Montgomery County.  My first form I dropped off at the doctor and he
never sent it in.  then I got a second copy and discovered there was a
part for me to fill out.  I got that filled in, rushed it to the doctor
and put ergent on the envelope.  He took a month to fill it out.  I had
to get two or three extentions during all this mess.  Doctors sure can
be lazy!  
Good luck both of you.  Don't be afraid to ask for assistance,
especially if it will save your job.

Terry Powers

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Chrane [mailto:kenneth.chrane at verizon.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 12:24 AM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Hassles With Taxi Access:

Carol and I did fill out an application and had it Faxed to the Doctor 
because the ones that Kathy sent in, never reached the doctor.
Carol and I just got our certifications letters from MTA in the mail
today, 
and next Tuesday Carol and I will make our appointments, and just may be
we 
can speed up the process in getting our Taxi Access.
As for me, I don't mind paying a large cab bill to get to work, since
this 
is very important.
I did this once in awhile in Denver, Colorado when the bus system was on

Strike in 1982.
I have made arrangements with mobility to go to BISM starting next
Tuesday.
All I can do, is hope for the best.

Kenneth Chrane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kaye zimpher" <kayezimpher at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Hassles With Taxi Access:

>I have a question about this. Since I am not from Baltimore I am not
sure
> how things work, but here in my city in order to use Para transit (we
do 
> not
> have any taxi access type service) one must qualify. In order to
qualify 
> you
> must show you are disabled and most importantly, fill out an
application 
> and
> have it certified by a doctor or rehab professional every 2 years. How
do
> you qualify for taxi access? Did you fill out your application in
time? 
> Did
> you do all you could to insure your transportation was secure? I know
as a
> blind person transportation is a challenge in every major city, and
even 
> the
> small ones, but we must also do our part. We can not depend on the
world 
> to
> do what we need to be doing for ourselves. Could you have taken a cab
the
> one day you missed from work? How will your employer feel knowing his
> employee did not do all he could do to get to work. I once paid 25
dollars
> to get to work in a cab because I had no choice and I will not miss
work
> because of transportation. We have expectations of our transportation
> systems, but we also must do our part or nothing will ever be
achieved.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenneth Chrane" <kenneth.chrane at verizon.net>
> To: "Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk Mailing List"
> <NFB-Talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:53 AM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Hassles With Taxi Access:
>
>
>> Dear Fellow Federationists, I have an unalienable right to travel
through
>> out the City of Baltimore, as well as the County using Taxi Access,
>> because
>> some people are more reliable as apposed to other people who drive
for
>> County Cab and Valley Cab.
>> Jimmy's Cab is another service that uses Taxi Access.
>> Baltimore needs a fully operated massive transit system by expanding 
>> their
>> subway System and their light rail and bus system.
>> The number 44 Bus at Huntington Drive and Southern Cross was taken
off
>> line
>> because there was not enough passengers to ride the bus.
>> I can take the subway downtown Baltimore, but when comes to
transferring
>> to
>> the 35 bus, it is in a bad area.
>> In Fact,, a lot of people at BISM on Washington Boulevard have been 
>> mugged
>> by robbers.
>> The 35 Bus runs only once an hour.
>> It also runs every 20 minutes during peak hours.
>> As for Carol Siegel she has trouble walking since she has a bad right

>> hip,
>> because some bone was removed from her right hip, after she fell down
a
>> flight of stairs in my Apartment in San Antonio, Texas in December
12,
>> 1998.
>> Transportation is a major problem in the Blind Community.
>> Have a nice Labor Day Weekend.
>>
>> Kenneth Chrane
>>
>>
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