[Blind-rollers] I may be in trouble

Sat May 11 19:03:40 UTC 2019

Well, you are the professional in your life. If for any reason you are denied the power chair you want then why not simply do a go fund me page and raise money to buy it yourself? Karen Rose MFT

> On May 11, 2019, at 6:43 AM, Lauren Merryfield via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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