[nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning everyone,

Not always true. We've lived in several apartment complexes in Austin and 
San Antonio and were welcomed with open arms. Both of us are blind. This 
doesn't mean to say that housing discrimination doesn't happen it does. This 
is why it's helpful to know your rights should that happen. Be assured that 
many blind individuals and couples live on their own and have not 
experienced discrimination. If NYC doesn't work out couldn't he move to 
Morgantown?

    AS for living in NYC we feel the way Charlie Pride does about returning 
to his childhood home town when he says "It's nice to talk about it, maybe 
even visit, but I wonder could I live there any more." That's the way I feel 
about moving back to Massachusetts where I grew up. Here's hoping you can 
get things worked out.

Peter Donahue



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wmodnl" <wmodnl at hotmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:30 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
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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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