[Cabs-talk] access paratransit services

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi all,
I want to sign up for access paratransit services, which is something that I know 
many blind people have done to make transportation easier.  Yesterday afternoon I 
called the customer service number to receive an application to fill out.  My 
application was mailed to our house and should come within the next few days.  After 
I fill it out and send it back I have to schedule an interview.
I would really appreciate any tips on what I can say for the interview to be accepted 
for eligibility, as I know that Access does not always consider blindness enough of a 
disability to be able to use their services.  I also wear hearing aids, if that helps 
at all, because I have moderate hearing loss and they are meant to help.  I have also 
heard that you can appeal if you are not accepted.
Also has anyone heard of Dial-A-Ride and signed up for it succesfully?? Did you need 
an interview for that? I have heard that they work well except that they all take an 
hour to refill and are not available between 12 and 1 PM.  Is this true?
Thanks in advance.
Vejas