[nabs-l] access paratransit services

[Jennifer Aberdeen]

Hi Vejas,

tell them about your blindness and hearing aids and that you don't feel safe 
taking a regular fixed rute, even if it is not exactly true that you don't 
feel safe. Sometimes exaggeration is necessary to get what we need.  That's 
what I did recently when I had to reapply. I told them about my blindness, 
hearing loss and wheelchair use, which is all true in my case, it's just 
that some people think that we are all super-blind or super-def or both and 
that's not true...we all have our strengths and weaknesses.

Hope this helps.

Jen

-----Original Message----- 
From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via nabs-l
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 4:46 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] access paratransit services

Hi all,
I want to sign up for access paratransit services, which is something that I 
know
many blind people have done to make transportation easier.  Yesterday 
afternoon I
called the customer service number to receive an application to fill out. 
My
application was mailed to our house and should come within the next few 
days.  After
I fill it out and send it back I have to schedule an interview.
I would really appreciate any tips on what I can say for the interview to be 
accepted
for eligibility, as I know that Access does not always consider blindness 
enough of a
disability to be able to use their services.  I also wear hearing aids, if 
that helps
at all, because I have moderate hearing loss and they are meant to help.  I 
have also
heard that you can appeal if you are not accepted.
Thanks in advance.
Vejas

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