From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cc2328961-a.hntsvlle1.al.home.com ([24.37.175.2] helo=potpal ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Tjut-0006N2-00 for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:27:47 -0500 Received: from kennyhitt by potpal with local (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16Tk4s-0001Gi-00 for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:38:06 -0600 Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:38:06 -0600 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: (off-topic) ADA Message-ID: <20020124133806.GA4857@potpal> References: <20020123132455.GA396@learning> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i From: Kenny Hitt Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup