[nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

Tue Apr 17 14:26:51 UTC 2012

wow that sounds like a fun and exciting major. good luck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com>
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> 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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