[nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

Tue Apr 17 14:13:36 UTC 2012

well when i can actually get to school.... forensic psychology.
keri

"Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to 
say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak 
my heart."
--Robert Sexton

"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there 
is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to 
receive it."
--Ivan Panin

Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put it 
back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

>I wish you all the best.
> So, Keri, what's your major?
> Thanks, Joshua
>
> On 4/17/12, keri <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> i can't postpone moving to NYC. I have to go to college.
>> As for section 8 I'll get there eventually but unlike others I know and 
>> have
>> done with out it. It just takes hardwork in dedication, but I don't have
>> years to wait for the government to get up and help me.
>> keri
>>
>> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want 
>> to
>> say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will 
>> speak
>> my heart."
>> --Robert Sexton
>>
>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth 
>> there
>> is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere 
>> to
>> receive it."
>> --Ivan Panin
>>
>> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put 
>> it
>> back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wmodnl" <wmodnl at hotmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] new york advice on apartments
>>
>>
>>> Good morning.  First, are you on any of the federal housing programs 
>>> like
>>> section 8?  On your limited income, that is the only way you both will 
>>> be
>>> able to obtain an apartment on your own.  The other option would be to
>>> look for roommates to share a place.  Good luck with that, when they see
>>> you are blind they are going to run! run! run! or never show an effort 
>>> to
>>> share the place with you.  Forget the fact that there are two of you.
>>> I apologize in advance for sounding cynical; however, I want to be
>>> truthful and not sugar cote the truth.  Landlords in NYC as well as the
>>> rest of the USA will not want a blind person, let alone 2 b/c of 
>>> liability
>>>
>>> issues, etc.
>>> Have a strong presentation, be ready for much rejection.  Also be ready 
>>> to
>>>
>>> be offered many many scams.  Have someone sighted go with you to make
>>> shore that what you are being offered is really the offer.
>>> I remember someone being open to me and showing no issue to my 
>>> blindness.
>>> When we saw the apartment, everything seemed great.  However, the 
>>> sighted
>>> person told me later to not take it since wholes were up high in the
>>> walls, mouse droppings were in the rugs, tiles in the bathroom and 
>>> hallway
>>>
>>> were missing with exposed pipes and wires.  I called the real-estate
>>> office later thanking them for insulting me as a person and there 
>>> response
>>>
>>> was one of shock.  The representative said in many words that he/she
>>> wanted me to be grateful for the apartment and that they were "willing 
>>> to
>>> rent to a blind person"  Good luck, I hope all goes well for you, and 
>>> let
>>> me know what you come up with.  You may want to wait on waiting lists 
>>> for
>>> apartments through HUD or other programs and postpone your move to NYC 
>>> for
>>>
>>> a good number of years.
>>>
>>>
>>> William O'Donnell, distributor
>>> Organo Gold Enterprises, INC.
>>> www.willsholistics.organogold.com
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:34 PM, "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> greetings,
>>>>
>>>> My bf and I are about to move into an apartment in the New York City
>>>> area.... We both live on SSI for the time being... We are in need of
>>>> apartment recommendations that we can aford... We are both college
>>>> students. We prefer Statin Island but are open to suggestions in the 
>>>> city
>>>>
>>>> area.
>>>> thanks,
>>>> keri
>>>>
>>>> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I 
>>>> want
>>>> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes 
>>>> will
>>>> speak my heart."
>>>> --Robert Sexton
>>>>
>>>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
>>>> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart
>>>> somewhere to receive it."
>>>> --Ivan Panin
>>>>
>>>> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & 
>>>> put
>>>>
>>>> it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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