[nfb-talk] Hassles With Taxi Access:

Tue Sep 4 17:45:02 CDT 2007

Is this problem in Dayton Ohio?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Hassles With Taxi Access:


> 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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