[nfb-db] Living independently with 70% hearing loss in Rio Grande Valley?

[Janice Toothman]

Janice toothman
Janice.toothman at verizon.net

On 10/12/2015 12:26 PM, Gerardo Corripio via nfb-db wrote:
>  Yes that's the idea of continuing my studies, or work in the field, 
> but since this will stray off-topic, what's your EMail to contact each 
> other privately and I'll give more details etc?
>
> El 12/10/2015 11:17 a.m., Janice Toothman via nfb-db escribió:
>> Geraldo,
>>
>> Yes you can live independently with as a Deaf-Blind individual with 
>> 70% hearing loss.  However, you need good travel skills and support 
>> system to ensure that you can manage to get what you need to get do 
>> and go where you need to go.  Whether that means public 
>> transportation, paratransit, friends, church or faith-based 
>> organization.
>>
>> Also, I mention friends because I saw you on the humanservices list 
>> also.  I know that having completed my counseling training and am 
>> looking for a job to complete my licensing hours is a daunting task 
>> with out adding a dual disability to the mix. That is where the 
>> support of the friends, particularly Federation Friends can be of 
>> enormous  help.
>>
>> Did you get your BA in in psychology in Mexico and now want to apply 
>> to graduate school in the US?
>>
>> Personally, finding out how other people have coped and lived 
>> independently with the degree of hearing loss is an asset not only to 
>> you but to others.
>>
>> I enjoyed my independence and used a combination of paratransit, the 
>> campus shuttle system and walking with my guide dog to store for 
>> graceries/pharmacy in the  stores right behind my apartments.
>>
>> It was an awesome feeling to be responsible for my apartment and 
>> paying the bills.  All the apartment kids loved my guide dog and 
>> wanted to pet her.  She loved the attention, when not in harness 
>> because she adores little kids.  Although it was frequently a 
>> challenge hearing what people said, if I did not have my FM System 
>> with me.  But I did my best and was upfront about my hearing and 
>> vision loss.
>>
>> Janice
>>
>>
>> On 10/12/2015 9:45 AM, Gerardo Corripio via nfb-db wrote:
>>>  HI guys
>>> Is it possible to live independently with 70% hearing loss aside 
>>> from blindness? Also how is the Rio Grande Valley in terms of 
>>> working opportunities, being able to get paratransit etc? Please 
>>> write me off list as not to clutter at gera1027 at gmail.com Thanks for 
>>> any info.
>>>
>>
>>
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