[Faith-talk] some updates on Nick, and my day summarized

[Beth Taurasi]

Oh, I think family members force their disabled relatives to go to group 
homes.  Just now I was told I deserved incompetence, which isn't 
appropriate.
Beth

On 1/16/2015 4:15 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via Faith-talk wrote:
> Hi Kendra (or anyone else),
> I'm a bit confused about something I'm trying to understand.  It seems 
> like people live in group homes but don't want to?
> Why exactly do they go to them in the first place? People don't seem 
> to want to go in them, but it seems just as equally difficult to leave.
> Do they use them while searching for jobs or apartments?
> Or are they sent there against their will by family members?
> Before this discussion Iead never known about blind people having to 
> live in them.
> Vejas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kendra Schafer via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> To: Beth Taurasi <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net>, "Faith-talk,for the 
> discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:03:39 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] some updates on Nick, and my day summarized
>
> Hi all!
> I also like the idea where we bring the media into it.  They are the 
> best at informing the public.  If that doesn't scar off that group 
> home into treating Nick better, than a law suit and a protest in front 
> of that group home sertainly will do the trick. No one, I don't care 
> what their dissabillity deserves to be treated like garbage.  I know 
> what the group home system is like because my long time best friend 
> lives in one.  I personally dislike the group home system.  There is 
> too much garbage and totally off the wall haywire leagleese attached 
> to that system. There are good group homes out there but they are very 
> hard to find.
> Kendra
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 16, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Beth Taurasi via Faith-talk 
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Dear list,
> An update or two on Nick: he's ok, but I don't know what will happen 
> next.  I've been in contact with Vallerie Yingling, and we were 
> supposed to talk on this day at about 3 EST, but we couldn't, so I 
> emailed her a bunch of information so she can look at that. I was 
> referred to Donna Prime, president of the Iowa affiliate.  I also 
> emailed a reporter from the Des Moines Register last night, but I 
> don't think we can get this in the paper.  Honestly, I'd like to know 
> if there's any thing anyone knows about getting something in the 
> paper, and what that could do to help Nick get the care he deserves, 
> or rather, the rights plus care.  We spoke from my friend Haley's 
> Skype last night, and Haley is his girlfriend in Illinois.  Just a 
> side note: some stuff I did today included going out to Job Club at 
> the Atlantis building in Denver.  I learned stuff about resumes that 
> is really surprising, and I feel more secure about my employment 
> future.  So, just a praise report on this: I'm having fun at my 
> internship, and I'm having a lot of fun with Outlook 2007, which I 
> would normally hate with a passion when it comes to multiple email 
> addresses, which I find useful with Thunderbird, but I find that my 
> boss/instructor is really gentle and patient, and I'm surprised he 
> puts up with me.  Smiles.
> Anyway, keep the prayers coming, I'm making some headway in making 
> sure Nick is out of that group home and in a better state.  Some of 
> you might have wanted a more factual statement concerning this young 
> man's disabilities.  He has little to no useful vision, has been blind 
> for a while, and has the use of one hand at times.  HE has some 
> oversensitivity to pain, a classic symptom of Autism, and Autism and 
> blindness sometimes go hand in hand.  I have friends who are autistic 
> and don't live in said circumstances, and they're all awesome.  So I 
> don't see why this has to happen at all.  Thank you all for your 
> continued prayers and support.
> Beth
>
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