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From: Kenny Hitt <kennyhitt@yahoo.com>
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: (off-topic) ADA
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:38:06 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020124133806.GA4857@potpal> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0201230943170.11117-100000@lbear>

Hi.  I talked to them when it passed.
They did it "to protect me from bad people."  Nfb, ACB, and the 
state school for the blind aren't interested in doing anything about it
so I just live with it.

          Kenny

On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 09:45:43AM -0600, Kirk Wood wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Kenny Hitt wrote:
> > Hi.  In Alabama, readers are required to pass a background check.
> > Also, they have to pay for the background check.  Because of this, I
> > haven't had help in several years.
> 
> So let me see if I understand this correctly. In Alabama a person is
> supposed to pay a fee (guessing in the area of $50) so that they can help
> a blind person out making maybe $7.00 an hour? That is a nice barier to
> having to pay the minimal rates they do. Readers never get compensation
> that is worthy. I think you should speak with your state legislator about
> why he wants to deny you services. Then get as many other people you can
> to call asking the same question.
> 
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
> 
> Nowlan's Theory:
>         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
>         the next freeway exit.
> 
> 
> 
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Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 anti-word Rich Caloggero
 ` why PDF Kirk Wood
   ` Janina Sajka
 ` (off-topic) ADA Geoff Shang
   ` Janina Sajka
     ` Kirk Wood
       ` David Poehlman
         ` Maurice A. Mines
           ` Kenny Hitt
             ` Kirk Wood
               ` Kenny Hitt [this message]
                 ` David Poehlman
                   ` Amanda Lee
                     ` (off-topic) Reader Services Kirk Wood
                       ` Amanda Lee
                         ` David Poehlman
                           ` Amanda Lee
                             ` David Poehlman
                               ` Amanda Lee
                         ` Kirk Wood
                     ` (off-topic) ADA Kenny Hitt
       ` Janina Sajka
         ` Geoff Shang
           ` Janina Sajka
         ` Amanda Lee
           ` Janina Sajka
             ` Amanda Lee
         ` Amanda Lee
   ` Angelo Sonnesso
 ddunfee
 ` Georgina

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