[nagdu] paratransit woes

[rhonda cruz]

 hi everyone,
 i take the parentransit. when cabs. don't work.
 or my family can't drive me.

On Jul 10, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:

> I always understood a need for paratransit was dependent on if there was a time when taking the bus would be unsafe, think bad cold or ear infections, icey weather, whatever you and a doctor can agree would be unsafe for you to be out and about.  For some people itmay even be during a time when a dog couldn't or shouldn't work.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:16 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] paratransit woes
> 
> It bugs me that a person has to say they're completely helpless before
> they can get paratransit.  To get it here in NJ, I'd have to say I can't
> take the bus.  That's simply not true.  I can truthfully say I can't take
> the bus to get everywhere I want to go, but that's not good enough.  So
> far, I've been too proud to say I'm helpless. It's demeaning.
> There used to be a person on this list from Washington state who said
> their paratransit was open to anyone who needed it.  All one had to do was
> say one needed it.  That seems better to me.
> Tracy
> 
>> Hi Steven.  I'd definitely be interested in doing something like this.
>> That would be great as I definitely think they are going against the ADA
>>  with this process.
>> --
>> Rebecca and Zeb
>> email: rilniski at gmail.com
>> facebook: facebook.com/rebeccai5
>> Zeb's facebook: facebook.com/zeb.ilniski
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