[Ohio-talk] shelters not take blind?

[Barbara Pierce]

I had never heard that statement. I agree that it would be a very big
problem if it were true. I am going to check with my local battered-women's
shelter to see what they will say.
Barbara 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
Fischer
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 9:19 AM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: [Ohio-talk] shelters not take blind?

I just read Colleen's post in which she said some shelters won't take a
blind woman in. I thought I'd heard that before, but it sounded impossible.
That's one of the reasons why I asked Cheryl Fields to give a few examples
of unique problems or fears faced by blind women experiencing or wanting to
escape domestic abuse. 

 

If it is true that a shelter would refuse to take in a person who is blind,
should this not be a big focus  and action item of the NFB, both at the
State level and Nationally? This would be as important as the fair wages
issue. 

 

Cheryl 

 

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