[Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

Mon Jun 25 11:26:36 UTC 2012

Anita, it is good to see you posting to the list.

Keri, I too was in your position once and it took me many months to save 
enough money to move where I could get around by myself.  All of the towns I 
mentioned in my earlier message do have subsidized housing.  If you consider 
moving to one of these areas, let me know.

Charlene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anita Adkins" <aadkins at atlanticbb.net>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

> Hi,
>
> My name is Anita, and I enjoy this list because it helps me feel I am 
> still a part of West Virginia, even though I now live in Maryland. I agree 
> that one must move to acquire necessary transportation and employment, and 
> this is why I now live in Maryland. I would love to live back in WV, but 
> for me to do so, employment would need to be available in a large city. 
> The one lady mentioned not being able to afford to move. I can understand 
> being poor as I was on SSI in WV back when I was a kid and a younger 
> adult. If you save a little money, say around $500 or so, you may be able 
> to move into a low-income apartment in a city. They have places for people 
> who are disabled or elderly. Also, should you wish to attend college, if 
> you reside on a campus, you will have access to transportation as well. 
> Just some suggestions should you not be aware of them. I do agree 
> transportation is hard to come by when you live in the country, which is 
> too bad since it is generally cheaper to live out in the country and since 
> I like it. But, I need to be where I don't have to rely on others to take 
> me to the store or to take me out when I just want to go on the spur of 
> the moment. Have a great day. Anita
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Joyce Porter
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:12 AM
> To: 'NFB of West Virginia Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
>
>
> I agree, Charlene.  We need to live where we can get places.  That's why I
> have always tried to live in a metropolitan area.  I hate having to be
> dependent on friends and family.
>
>
> Joyce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of charlene smyth
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:20 PM
> To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
>
> Keri,
>
> I feel that West Virginia definitely needs transportation to get in and 
> out
> of the state, to other parts of the state, and in some areas. 
> Unfortunately
> when you are blind and live in West Virginia, you pretty much have to move
> to an area that has good transportation such as Morgantown, Fairmont,
> Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Charleston, Huntington, and possibly a few other
> places.  I live in Clarksburg and work in Bridgeport and we have a county
> bus, two taxies, and a Grayline out of Morgantown that comes through here
> with stops in Fairmont, Morgantown, and two stops in Pittsburgh at the bus
> station and the airport.  I know it shouldn't have to be this way, but the
> reality is that blind people need to make up their minds to move to an 
> area
> with transportation instead of staying stuck in an area where they are so
> dependent on others and more often than not do without what they need or
> want.
>
> Charlene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:52 PM
> Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
>
>
>> greetings fellow listers,
>>
>> I wanted to address what I believe is the major issue in WV is
>> transportation. In many areas there is no public transportation what so
>> ever, or if there is it is unuseable to many for various reasons. For
>> example. there is a local bus which might as well not exist in Mercer
>> county. It only covers a few places in Bluefield, Princeton, and a stop 
>> in
>
>> Athens. It offers medical services to anyone in the area but apparently I
>> live only ten minutes away from Athens and they don't drive that far... 
>> So
>
>> there services are completely useless to me. I as a blind person have to
>> plan ahead and try to find someone to drive me where ever I go. Sure 
>> there
>
>> is a cab company in Princeton, but I live about 20 minutes to a half hour
>> from princeton about 10 to 15 miles. Who can aford a few dollars per mile
>> when they need to go somewhere. What I've seen is that Huntington is the
>> most accessable town in the state. This is very sad because many of us 
>> are
>
>> not only moving away from WV because our partic
>> ular field is hard to come by for jobs here, but that the transportation
>> is so lacking and almost impossible to work with.
>> I'm still going to be stuck in WV for a while to come, and although I 
>> love
>
>> WV I also hate it. I hate it because I can't go catch a bus or a cheap 
>> cab
>
>> to just go somewhere on the spur of the moment if I choose. I have to
>> constantly plan and always drag someone along with me. This makes
>> adventuring and exploring diffucult.
>>
>> When traveling to other states and seeing what they have to offer not 
>> just
>
>> to disabled but to everyone, and how it makes a difference in every day
>> life it makes me realize just how downhill and behind our home state has
>> become. I hate huge cities very much because of crowds and such, but I
>> love them for their accessableity. Not everyone has friends or family to
>> drive them. I can't even go out and get a job for myself because I have 
>> no
>
>> transportation to get there. Here is the question I pose. How is someone
>> supposed to get out there and try to work/go to school/be a part of the
>> community with no way?
>>
>> Also, what can we do to solve this issue?
>>
>> I'm interested to read responses to this email. :)
>>
>> keri
>>
>> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want
>> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will
>> speak my heart."
>> --Robert Sexton
>>
>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
>> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart
>> somewhere to receive it."
>> --Ivan Panin
>>
>> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put
>> it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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