[Blindtlk] Signing Your Name.

[Ron Poire]

Hi all,

I couldn't imagine living in today's world, without knowing how to sign my 
name. As bline people, we live in a sighted world, which means we must 
figure out how to deal with situations as they arise. As a result of living 
alone for the first thirty years of my adult life,I've signed hundreds of 
checks to make them legal, and everything else that goes with buying and 
selling property, and all the other necessary things like insurance and 
medical stuff. Don't forget the credit applications as well. I wish my hand 
writing was more legible, as that would make me free to jot a short note for 
someone like my wife, or a customer or faculty member whenever I work in a 
school situation.  I think that covers everything.

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Mc Gee" <mmcatitude at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Signing Your Name.


> Dear Fellow Federationists;
>
>            I need some original thinking here, I believe.  It's tax time
> and, as you know, when you're married, sometimes you choose to file a 
> joint
> return, which both you and your spouse must sign.  I have no problem doing
> this; I'm the one who prepares the thing with the Schedules, etc.  My
> husband, who is totally blind, can't sign his name legibly.  (It's 
> debatable
> whether my signature is legible.)  Anyway, last year the IRS sent the 
> return
> back saying the "spouse's signature is not authentic".  The IRS accepted
> mine but not his.  He refuses to use one of those signature guides or
> anything else like that.  He writes at an angle and the letters overlap. 
> He
> says he shouldn't have to know how to sign his name.  I disagree.  Every
> year at tax time we argue about this because he feels, being blind, he
> shouldn't be expected to know how to make a legible signature.  I argue
> that, since the majority of people working for the government are sighted
> and the signature is your verification, you need to sign government
> documents.
>
>            I guess my question is two-fold:
>
> 1.  Does anyone have any suggestions with respect to convincing him that 
> he
> needs to make a signature?
>
> 2.  Has anyone else had a document returned, when a blind person signed it
> and the government refused to accept the signature?
>
>            Last near, I took the think to Sen. Harkin's office and
> explained the problem.  I signed release, they took over and sent the 
> return
> to the IRS, and I never heard another word till our refund check came.
>
>            Thanks for your input.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mary L. McGee
>
>
>
>
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