[Tn-talk] a post from a while ago

[James Brown]

Hello Dewey,
I can tell you what I know about Nashville.  AccessRide works well for most people I know who use it.  It has some issues, but it is hard to complain when looking at how bad other para transit systems are around the state and the country.  
The city itself is becoming one of the most popular cities to move to in the country.  The cost of living is still low compared to most big towns, but it is rising fasts.  If you want to buy a home, you should do it now or you may get priced out of the market soon.  
Jobs for the blind are probably no different than anywhere else.  As long as you don't give up, you'll find a job.  I don't know specifics on your education or work experience, so that makes it hard to give you a great answer.  You can email me off list at: jbrown369 at me.com and I can give you more detail.
All the Best,
JB

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> On Apr 27, 2016, at 7:05 PM, Dewey Bradley via Tn-talk <tn-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Someone on here posted a month or so ago that they were looking for other
> blind people to help with them trying to say that you couldn't take care of
> your child, I am curious how you are doing with that?
> 
> I'm the guy in Missouri, so I wasn't able to help, I hope it turned out all
> right for you!!
> 
> Also I want to ask you guys about the job market in Nashville for blind
> people, how is it?
> 
> I fly there every year for the Grand Ole Opry birthday, I like it out there,
> though I always stick to the tourist areas, but I keep up on the news there,
> I read the papers on newsline from Nashville and Knoxville, and Chattanooga,
> and I listen to 650 AM WSM all the time, so I know it is a high crime city,
> and very high cost of living, but I'm looking into if I want to move there
> or not, I'm weighing the pros and cons, so far I have more cons than pros.
> 
> I do know that the transportation is bad, I ride the MTA when I come in, and
> they are the worse transit service that I have seen so far, I took Access
> ride 1 time, I was supposed to go to the Opry house, and he dropped me off
> at the resort, he was asking me the address, but I couldn't understand his
> English, and they didn't show up for me that night, so I know this about the
> transit, that is a con.
> 
> And I'm trying to find out what kind of assistance the state has for us,
> here in Missouri, we have what is called blind pension, it is part of the
> property tax people pay, it is $718 we get on the 10th of the month, and
> that comes with the MO health net, the name Missouri has for medicate, they
> do allot for us here, so if I move out there, I would do so on a good chance
> that I could find a good paying job, or what is the point.
> 
> I know that companies are moving there, but out in the other towns, not many
> that I know of are moving inside Nashville for whatever reason, high rent or
> whatever, so that is a problem, and I don't know how employers are about
> hiring blind people, they are good about that in Denver, but not good in the
> town where I'm from.
> 
> People are really nice there, but the question would they hire a blind
> person.
> 
> So any info would help, the job market, and what services the state has for
> us until I find one, I did hear that the Ten care sucks.
> 
> Thanks for any info, and again, to the person with the struggle with the
> child, I do want to know about that!
> 
> I don't have any myself, so I'm not much help with it.
> 
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