[nabs-l] rehab issues, anyone like to throw in some advice?

[Beth Taurasi]

On 8/24/2013 11:02 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:
> Beth, first of all, I'm glad you converted to Christianity, but that shouldn't be an issue with Rehab!
> They should be sued for racial profiling, for that "Pretending to be Arab," comment!
> That's the route I'd go on with this!
> Blessings, Joshua
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> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Beth Taurasi [denverqueen1107 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 11:56 PM
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> Subject: [nabs-l] rehab issues, anyone like to throw in some advice?
>
> Dear NABS-sters,
> YEs, I'm writing you guys after so much time has passed.  I'd like to go
> back to school for computer stuff, web design and stuff, but Rehab has
> caused me to go nuts lately.  Firstly, they said I needed "extra" social
> skills training, which isn't available for adults.  I have already
> gotten training in social skills at CCB, Colorado Center for the Blind,
> but I have no idea what DVR in Colorado is trying to do now.  I have
> spoken to numerous people who said I should appeal, and so I wrote this
> letter.  If anyone wants to see it, email me privately at my personal
> email if you have it or you may email me at eataurasi at gmail.com.  Anyone
> need my number you may have it so that you can go over this with me.  I
> can do anything to get this done.  I tried the Lawyer list, but Mr.
> LaBarre said I should call the Legal Center for People with
> Disabilities, which did not even bother to help with another case I
> had.  I don't know who to talk to at the legal center, so I plan to call
> them at some point.  I want to go in front of a judge, but I don't know
> if DVR will listen.  My resolution to this problem would be that they
> just take me off the list, give me some wage compensation, and give me a
> different setn of people who can help.  Either that or I will drop the
> case and go private with services.  Anyone got any ideas?
> Some things of note: They got on my case about some dress I was
> wearing.  This is the same service provider who sent me to a
> psychologist who accused me of "pretending to be Arab."  Something
> psychologists should never do is state that sort of thing about
> someone.  I'm no longer Muslim due to this, and have converted to
> Christianity along with my dressing style.  But that doesn't mean I
> dress in short short dresses.  I have a certain code I follow, and it is
> appropriate to the knowledge of CCB.  I'm not kidding.
> The DVR did not even give me a chance to finish my work because "Bedbugs
> transfer," said the lady I was working with.  Here's the thing.  They
> didn't give me a written note saying what they wanted with the official
> letterhead.  That would have been beneficial though it isn't required in
> my suspicions.  Anyway, thoughts and ideas would be greatly appreciated,
> and if anyone wants to help in this thing, please email me privately at
> the addresses above.
> Beth Taurasi
>
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Hmmmmm, for sending me to the doc who did this?  Hmmmm, I should 
probably sue him anyway, and file a racial profiling complaint.  But 
where to start?  This would not be an issue if I wasn't mentally ill and 
blind at the same time.
Beth