[Tn-talk] Me too Re: some questions about East TN

[Brenda]

Good afternoon list

I also have questions about East Tennessee.  We are investigating 
Maryville, Knoxville area and Fairfield Glade.  At least I have a 
sighted husband, but he might not always drive.  It seems like there are 
some paratransit options. My main goal is to have a safe neighborhood 
for walking with noncomplicated street crossings.

I'm hearing that Uber and Lift are not in the Knoxville or Crossville 
area yet.

Any info would be appreciated as my husband plans on retiring in 2019 
and then move to the warmer climate of Tennessee.

Thanks
brenda
2 miles from Lake Erie in Ohio
On 9/28/2017 3:30 PM, Dewey Bradley via Tn-talk wrote:
> Is anyone on here in East TN?
> 
> I ask because I have long ago fallen in love with the area, but I know
> visiting and living some place is not the same thing.
> 
> I live in Missouri where all the blind people are moving because of the
> blind pension and the Tap I and Tap T programs.
> 
> I am making my list of yays and nays to see if I will make this move.
> 
>>From what I can tell it looks like Knoxville is the only city that has a
> fixed route bus system, and it looks like it is an OK system.
> 
> I know people in several towns like Madisonville, Sweetwater, Vonore,
> Merryville, and other towns,  but all of them are sighted.
> 
> I have questions like how blind friendly is Knoxville, things like is the
> KAT bus system easy to use, some cities are not easy because they won't
> comply with the ADA, the Nashville MTA was like that when I rode it, I got
> around though.
> 
> And what is in Knox for blind people, do they have any community centers or
> anything, a place for local resources.
> 
> And I wonder about the job market.
> 
> I talked to the Volk rehab people but didn't get any answers.
> 
> I do understand that TN does not spend much money on disability services
> compared to MO, so the rehab budget is not as large.
> 
> So anything anyone can tell me about the area would help!
> 
> How is it living down there?
> 
> Though I have friends all over the area, I don't like to rely on people, so
> I have to be in an area with transportation.
> 
>   
> 
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