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

[Beth Taurasi]

On 8/24/2013 11:06 PM, justin williams wrote:
> That would be a definitely law suit if you wanted, with racial profiling,
> but maybe not something to do right away.  Your main goal is to go to
> college for your career goals, not the court room for racial profiling
> unless you have too.  I don't know what to do other than to advise you to do
> what mr. labar said.  One reason is so that you can show that you did follow
> the proper progression.  However, I will sleep on it and ask anyone else
> like some of my professors who might no something.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Lester
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 1:03 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] rehab issues, anyone like to throw in some advice?
>
> 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
> ________________________________________
> 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
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> 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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I'll be calling those folks tomorrow or MOnday actually. Monday.  I have 
lots of witnesses and friends behind me, so I think DVR is going to need 
to expunge the observations because for one, they were sighted biased 
and for another, they were shoddy.  Really shoddy.
Beth