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

Tue Jun 26 16:08:59 UTC 2012

Thank you so much for the additional information, Jack.

Charlene

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[mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jack Yahnke
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:44 AM
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

Charlene,

Just to add to what Bob had to say.  Besides the local bus company that
also 
provides the para-transit service, which we both use, there is another 
option in our area.  Faith In Action Caregivers (FIAC), a group of 
volunteers, supported by a group of local churches, will pick you up,
drop 
you off, wait on you if necessary, and also provide other services if 
needed.  All it takes  is a phone call 24 hrs. in advance.  It is
totally 
free. Maybe Keri can look into helping to form some community action
group 
similar to FIAC.  They work across county lines (unlike the bus company)
and 
will even transport you to appointments in Pittsburgh.  They are a
godsend. 
Good luck!

Jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smyth, Charlene R" <Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

> Thanks for the information, Bob.  I knew Wheeling had some public
> transportation but I didn't know exactly what and I hesitated to say
> with not knowing for sure.
>
> Charlene
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bob Hicks
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 9:39 AM
> To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West
Virginia
>
> Hi Charlene.  Just for the record, Wheeling does have para-transit,
> although
> they try very hard, there are not enough reservations available to
> accommodate everyone.  We have public bus service Monday through
> Saturday,
> but nothing after 6 PM and nothing on Sunday.  We are fortunate in
> Wheeling,
> but it is not perfect, but it is better than most.  The SWG and the
> blind
> community in general is very limited as far as transportation is
> concerned.
> JMO
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob Hicks
> Access Technology Specialist
> Seeing Hand Association, Inc.
> 304-232-4810
> <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlene smyth" <cs.nfbwv at frontier.com>
> To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:20 PM
> 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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