[Blind-rollers] I may be in trouble

Sat May 11 13:54:10 UTC 2019

Hi, Lauren:

That's why I suggested you contact an independent living center.  It can
really help to have someone else in your corner.  Good luck!
Susan 

-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lauren
Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2019 8:44 AM
To: 'Blind wheelchair users list' <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] I may be in trouble

Hi,
The elevators here do meet ADA regulations.  The numbers are even in braille
and it beeps on each floor.  I am quite sure the size is ADA-compliant.  

I am worried that it is going to be me versus the professionals and you know
how that sometimes goes. 
Thanks,
Lauren

"Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the
trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be
a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer to the cry of
the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy
judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all
meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to
the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an
upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity and
uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be a home for the stranger, a balm
to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive. Be eyes to the
blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be an ornament to
the countenance of truth, a crown to the brow of fidelity, a pillar of the
temple of righteousness, a breath of life to the body of mankind, an ensign
of the hosts of justice, a luminary above the horizon of virtue, a dew to
the soil of the human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge, a sun in the
heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem of wisdom, a shining light in the
firmament of thy generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility. We pray God
to protect thee from the heat of jealousy and the cold of hatred."
--Baha'u'llah
May God bless you and, as my cats would say:"Meow when you feel like it!"

-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Susan
Tabor via Blind-Rollers
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 8:55 PM
To: 'Blind wheelchair users list' <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Susan Tabor <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] I may be in trouble

Oh, one more thing, Lauren.  Are the elevators in your building sized as
they should be by ADA regulations? If you don't know, call an independent
living center to come measure.  They may also be interested and able to help
you with advocacy regarding your chair dilemma.

If people are getting crowded into a corner on your elevator, it may need to
be checked to see that it meets ADA regulations.  Good luck!
Blessings,
Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lauren
Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 10:39 PM
To: 'Blind wheelchair users list' <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com>
Subject: [Blind-rollers] I may be in trouble

Hi,

I heard the home healthcare nurse talking to the physical therapist where
they thought I wouldn't hear them and the nurse said he was advocating for
me not to keep the power chair because it was dangerous. The physical
therapist said she agreed and would put it in her notes.  

I guess I squeezed a guy into a corner in the elevator but I didn't touch or
hurt him. 

I don't like using the power chair in the elevator, though, unless I am by
myself and even then, I don't like going through the elevator doors with
both of my hands busy.  It just gives me the creeps. 

I wonder if I ought to walk the chair in and out of the elevator?  I don't
know if that would work very well either though.  

I walked to lunch and then was totally worn out.  I really cannot walk all
that far.  My right hip was complaining.

Thanks,

Lauren

"Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the
trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be
a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer to the cry of
the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy
judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all
meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to
the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an
upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity and
uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be a home for the stranger, a balm
to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive. Be eyes to the
blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be an ornament to
the countenance of truth, a crown to the brow of fidelity, a pillar of the
temple of righteousness, a breath of life to the body of mankind, an ensign
of the hosts of justice, a luminary above the horizon of virtue, a dew to
the soil of the human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge, a sun in the
heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem of wisdom, a shining light in the
firmament of thy generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility. We pray God
to protect thee from the heat of jealousy and the cold of hatred."

--Baha'u'llah

May God bless you and, as my cats would say:"Meow when you feel like it!"

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