Vixen.*@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Vixen *) (02/12/90)
Index Number: 6673 Hi, My counselor teacher from Voc rehab was here yesterday and when I told her that I had joined the N.F.B. she didn't seem particularly enthusiatic about it all. I got the distinct impression that she felt that the N.F.B. was too militant. I thought it was kind of funny. Is this common among other blind or V.I. here that belong to such organizations and also have rehab counselors or is it just me? I really have the feeling that N.F.B. people and Voc Rehab people are not very fond of each other. Keepin' the faith! . Vixen -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!203!11!Vixen.* Internet: Vixen.*@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org
Neal.Griggs@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Neal Griggs) (02/24/90)
Index Number: 6929 RM> Well, Voc.Re-hab people seems to have a mind of their own. RM> From what i hear fom other disabled, they seem to prefer that a RM> disabled person stay home and watch TV, rather than make the RM> effort to educate themselves and go out for a job. I had to stick my nose in here....You sure got that right about Rehab. Here in Tennessee, if you make more than minimum wage you get dropped from rehab in a second!!! My wife was suppose to get a computer to help her with work but the state started dragging their feet when they learned of her impending marriage. After we got married they stopped everything they were doing for her. Cause I make too much money!!!! I may have a loophole though They haven't notified her in writing or by phone yet that they were closing her file. Hmmmmm.....maybe....just maybe.....(evil grin) Neal -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!129!89!Neal.Griggs Internet: Neal.Griggs@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Chita.Cazares@p0.f501.n202.z1.fidonet.org (Chita Cazares) (02/24/90)
Index Number: 6944 I read your comments to Vixen about various social worker types trying to discourage their clients from joining "militant" groups. Frankly, I don't know ZIP about these various groups except what I've learned in this echo the past year, but no matter WHAT groups these people are putting down - I consider it a blatant violation of the disAbled person's civil rights to discourage their joining up. As for the "militance" of these groups, I can't see where any of them have gotten two cents worth of action for their constituents, so it's obvious they aren't being militant ENOUGH! Which is not to say, mind you, that I have agreed with everything I've heard by way of demands and political ideas. But they should be HEARD and openly discussed with and by the people most concerned: the disAbled themselves. Gallaudet University did the right thing and I think the effects were quite salutory on the general population. I'm absolutely sure that more people were more aware of the hearing impaired community after the protests at GU than any social action since the release of Children of a Lesser God. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!202!501.0!Chita.Cazares Internet: Chita.Cazares@p0.f501.n202.z1.fidonet.org