[nfb-talk] NFB Centers and Rock Climbing

[James Aldrich]

Hi Joseph,

Thanks much!  Which center did you have experience with?  Or, have you been 
to all NFB centers?

Jim


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] NFB Centers and Rock Climbing


Jim,

NFB training centers aren't government programs, and therefore the
people running them are not contractually forbidden from using common
sense.  As such, if you have a medical reason for being unable to
participate in some of the challenge recreation, you won't be
expected to do so.

That said, you may be challenged to do something else instead.  We
like to focus on what you CAN do at our training centers, and the
purpose of the challenge recreation is to help you to realize that
you can do more than you thought.  There's other ways to do that for
those who aren't physically able to climb rocks and the like.

Joseph

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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 08:56:17AM -0600, James Aldrich wrote:
>Hello all!
>
>Do all NFB centers insist that clients rock climb?  I'm referring to the
>three NFB centers in Minnesota, Colorado, and Louisiana as well as centers
>which are a part of a state's rehab program as is the case in Iowa and
>Nebraska?  Can a client be exempt from this exercise due to health, age or
>other complications? Have people been denied services from all of the above
>agencies if they refused to rock climb or they obtained a doctor's 
>statement
>that they shouldn't engage in such activity?  What exempts people from this
>activity and if they are exempt, can they still receive services from our
>NFB agencies?
>
>A friend of mine returned from one of these centers.  He has a badly
>sprained leg or he has pulled ligaments in his leg!  Needless to say, he is
>out of the program or is immobile for an undetermined amount of time!  This
>person was otherwise happy with the program and I commend this person  for
>giving it a good try but I think there comes a time when a person my age 
>who
>is twice 30 shouldn't attempt such a thing!  If I were in my 20s and 30s, I
>wouldn't question this but when one is in their late 40s and beyond, I'd
>question whether this is such a good idea!
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Jim

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