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

justin williams justin.williams2 at gmail.com
Sun Aug 25 05:23:26 UTC 2013


Your messages are not appearing on the top, or at least, this one did not.
If you sent something in the message, I can't find the text.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Beth Taurasi
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 1:22 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] rehab issues, anyone like to throw in some advice?

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
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nabs-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/jlester8462%40pccu
> a.edu
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nabs-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.williams2%4
> 0gmail
> .com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
nabs-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/denverqueen1107%40
> comcast.net
>
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

_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.williams2%40gmail
.com





More information about the NABS-L mailing list