[nagdu] paratransit woes

[d m gina]

Hello,
I would get a doctors note saying because of your health condition and 
the busy streets you need full service to get across town to any 
activity you choose to go to.
Work or pleasure.
Original message:
> hi everyone.  I'll post this here and see what you all would do about
> this.  This is a long story so be prepared to read awhile.
> Back in 99 I moved to Philadelphia and in 2000 I got my first apartment
> at 7250 walnut street.  I got travel trained to go to work  from my
> apartment.  Yes instead of mobility they call it being "travel trained."
> I made the mistake of saying so then starts a nice long battle with the
> paratransit company.  Every 3 years you have to get recertified.  In
> 2004 I moved to my new apartment.  I never had mobility or "travel
> training" as they call it from here.  In order to have paratransit, you
> have to make yourself sound so disabled.  They claim every bus and train
> is ADA accessible.  It may be for the wheelchairs but they aren't for
> the blind.  If they were done correctly, every stop[ would  be announced
> which they aren't.  The county where I live has two pikes baltimore pike
> and westchester pike which are both very dangerous to cross.  It's like
> a highway with a median in the middle.  Three years ago I had to attend
> a hearing to have my paratransit certified.  Septa had an attorney and I
> had an attorney.  They had no evaluations or anything to stand on and I
> had paperwork from my neurologist talking about some of the medicines
> that I'm on as well as the fact that my physical condition has changed
> since the 90's as we get older certain things change.  For me sometimes
> I get such bad headaches and the medicine that I take at times either
> forces me to stay home or sometimes if it's bad enough I get a ride home
> from work sometimes.  At the hearing, they determined that I was
> "conditional" meaning that I would only use paratransit in unfamiliar
> destinations.  Here comes this year.  I got a letter stating that the
> that my paratransit service would end in September.  If I wanted the
> service I needed to call so I did.  I spoke to my friend Fran before I
> called and she said that her and her husband had a phone interview since
> they are unconditional.  So I call today and spoke to the person that
> handles these interviews.  He said that he'd take a look at my file.  He
> called me back and said that I couldn't have the phone interview because
> I was conditional and that I'd have to come to the office and have
> someone help me fillit out.  Well, when I get back from Williamsport
> I'll take paratransit to the septa office and if I don't show up either
> because they are late or whatever they will see.  The issue for me too
> is yes I can get on a bus or train but where on earth do I go after I
> get off?  The transportation company is not thinking about safety or
> anything like that.  So if you read this far how would you proceed?
> --
> Rebecca and Zeb
> email: rilniski at gmail.com
> facebook: facebook.com/rebeccai5
> Zeb's facebook: facebook.com/zeb.ilniski

> --
> Rebecca and Zeb
> email: rilniski at gmail.com
> facebook: facebook.com/rebeccai5
> Zeb's facebook: facebook.com/zeb.ilniski

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