[Blind-rollers] unfortunate ending of my court case

[Maureen Pranghofer]

Hi
Also you can get a horn or some way of amking a loud noise, even a back up 
beeper on your chair.  It was suggested to me to try and turn your chair 
around quickly to try to knock into the person, sit on his feet, press him 
against a wall etc while screaming and dialing 911.
Maureen


-----Original Message----- 
From: Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire via Blind-rollers
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 4:10 AM
To: Blind wheelchair users list
Cc: Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] unfortunate ending of my court case

Hi, Becky,
I appologize for not posting on this sooner and wish I had done so a long 
time ago.
I believe I still have the original messages of when I began to post how it 
happened and unfolded.
If need be, I'd like to post them to you off list if that's all right, 
rhaterh than clogging up the list with repeated messages.
I'm going to be looking into seeing if Colorado Medicaid will cover lights 
to have on my chair for when it is night time or weather is really yucky.
It's recommended to wear bright, florescent colors; bright yellow, orange or 
green for better vissibility.
You can also put reflective tape on your chair on head rest or top part of 
the seat.
I have 9 1 1 programmed on my phone, so can tell Serie to call 9 1 1 if I 
need to.
I also have the police dispatch, paramedic and fire dispatch numbers in my 
contacts list too.
I suggest though that using 9 1 1 would be a better option to go if you feel 
threatened or uncomfortable.
I try to do things during the day time as much as I can, but there will 
always be a time when I end up being out later than normal.
If you must travel late at night, try to remain on busy roads and in areas 
where there's plenty of lighting.
Always be aware of surroundings and listen to what goes on at all times.
Speaking of staying safe, I'm going to see if I can request a bright color 
seat for my power chair when I update the maintenance on it.
Everyone stay safe and continue to be aware upon listening at all times.
When the attack happened to me, I didn't even hear the guy come upon me.
Only thing I felt was my cane suddenly being grabbed and then, hearing and 
feeling it snap into six.
Odie did try to help me fight back, but after a while, he had to back off as 
he realized the attacker was too strong.
His way of trying to defend me was to pull my wheelchair away from the 
individual.
Bibi and MAR son Odie
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