[Blindtlk] Hiring a Driver

[Ericka Short]

I usually refrain from taking sides but as a trained social worker I have to 
agree with Dave.  The rest of the world doesn't know you exist and they 
won't come to you so you have to make an effort.  I was raised in a town of 
just over 10,000 which was the county seat.  There was no transit available 
at all.  You either waked, rode with  family or a friend, neighbor etc. 
Call any faith-based organization, share your situation and they will help 
you.  Perhaps the county social services needs to hear your story so they 
can help.  I hope the fact you could be the instigator of change in you 
community for the better motivates you to look into things more.  This is 
coming from someone so shy nobody  heard me speak in public until I was in 
7th grade.  College was very liberating and I dropped the shy person I was 
for the most part and found my voice.

If it is a college class you want to take, contact the disability services 
program for ideas before signing up.  This is part of their job.  They are 
there to help with more than just get your books in a special format or help 
you find your way around.  Contact the state services for the blind or 
office of the  blind.  In WI the office for the blind works strictly with 
adults who are either not working or are in retirement and need help doing 
daily living tasks.  No matter what state, you are not alone Michelle. There 
are a lots of people in WI stuck in rural areas with nothing but 300 
residents, a bar, a church and perhaps a convenience store.  Neighbors are 
miles away, not just down the street.  Just keep looking.

Ericka J. Short
262-697-0510

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4:13

"No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short