[Ohio-talk] shelters not take blind?

[COLLEEN ROTH]

 Hi Sheri,
It's not the regulations, it's the issues which concern the directors when they are considering someone's safety.
For the person with Developmental Disabilities the need for so much additional help was the problem.
I think the shelters in BG are smaller and can accommodate someone easier.
I have volunteered at one of our shelters and I have worked with young women who have stayed at some of them in our area.
These women were homeless and pregnant.
One of the main concerns expressed by these women was a fear of being harmed.
I did notice too that there was no extra assistance given to an elderly women staying at one of the shelters.
She was using a walker and was expected to do everything for herself.
These are just some experiences I have had in Toledo.
I hope other areas have not had these experiences.
Personally I would help a blind person in our Chapter was allowing them to stay with us.
I couldn't help the person in need of shelter here because I didn't have rom at the time.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Sheri Beth Wells-Jensen <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 11:55 am
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] shelters not take blind?

>
>
> FWIW, the shelter here in bowling green would have no problems accepting a blind person.  
> All who need shelter are welcome.
> The director tells me there should not be any such difficulties in Wood County and that she would be surprised if there were systematic barriers in any of the surrounding county or city shelters.  
> There may be individual directors who need a nudge, but there are no such regulations on the books.
> Sheri
> 
> sheri
> 
> On Aug 20, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Barbara Pierce <bbpierce at pobox.com>
>  wrote:
> 
> > 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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