[nagdu] Voc Rehab/independent living counselors

[Natalie]

Hi Mardi,
Do you have a CAP program in your state?  (CAP stands for Client Assistance 
Program), and they are usually through your Legal Aide Center for People 
with Disabilities.  Praying and thinking of you, and please do keep us 
posted.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:25 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Voc Rehab/independent living counselors


> Hi every one, I have been trying to get a screen reader for my computer 
> for
> over a year. My Voc Rehab / independent living counselor has dragged this
> out and I am so frustrated.I had a free reader for a while but when I
> updated it, It became not compatible with my program. I am still trying to
> catch up on my nagdu digests and still have 9 more to read to catch up
> completely.I have magnified the text as much as I can,plus I am using 2
> lenses and a magnifying glass to read my emails and the nagdu digests.
> Believe me, this is slow going........I have been to 2 eye specialists and
> they have not sent me the reports I asked for. My counselor got the one
> from the doctor that he sent me to. I don't know what that report says
> because he refused to give me a copy.That particular doctor was very 
> snotty
> to me. She told me that I do not have beginning cataract's.The last doctor
> I saw said I did have beginning cataracts. I don't know what to think. Why
> would 1 doctor say yes to this and another say no? Not that it makes a
> difference in my sight at this point. I have cortical vision impairment 
> and
> Macular degeneration.(dry form)This doctor even questioned the double
> vision.I feel that I am going backwards here. I could not get a diagnosis
> on the double vision for 20 years ,so I just lived with it best I could. A
> Neurologist finally made the diagnosis of cortical vision impairment. By
> then it was not "fixable".A year later I was diagnosed with Dry form
> Macular degeneration and was told I was legally blind and was warned not 
> to
> drive.I think the problem lies in the fact that the cortical vision
> impairment is a brain problem, stemming from a motor vehicle accident.
> These eye docs don't get the fact that it does affect my vision as does 
> the
> MD.The fact is,that I can't see well enough to read my computer. I feel
> that the MD alone should qualify me for the screen reader. My vision has
> changed since the summer and is worse now. I am told that there is no
> treatment for the dry form MD. My vision sucks and I am so frustrated as
> what to do to get the screen reader that I need. Being Legally blind
> qualifies me for a guide dog but I can't get a screen reader? Does any one
> have any ideas on how to pursue this? I am going to have to wait til
> tomorrow to finish reading the rest of my emails as my eyes are burning 
> and
> watering now and it is impossible to read any more tonight. Well I hope
> that some one has a suggestion for me. Thanks for listening to my rant.
> Mardi and Shaman.
>
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