Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!mintaka!yale!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!207!Beth.Hatch-Alleyne From: Beth.Hatch-Alleyne@f207.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Beth Hatch-Alleyne) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: hot topic Message-ID: <16253@handicap.news> Date: 19 Jun 91 20:51:34 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.isc-br.com Reply-To: Beth.Hatch-Alleyne@f207.n260.z1.fidonet.org Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/207 - The Recovery Room B, Rochester NY Lines: 22 Approved: wtm@bunker.hcap.fidonet.org Index Number: 16253 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] Donna; thanks for your message, you made me think. Half fare, and all the subjects we're speaking about in this topic are, at least in my opinion, a matter of conscience as we have to live with whatever we decide is best for us. Your situation is different than mine, as I do not have to deal with any other concerns except getting where I need to go. I understand why you would not want to take the bus if you're having seizures, although I cannot put myself in that position as I am not in your shoes. I do, however, feel the half fare should be based on economics, rather than on the fact that an individual happens to be blind. I know a lot of people disagree with me on this subject, but I respect everyone here, and we all have a right to our own opinions. Thank you for responding to my message, and I look forward to many more from you in the future, Beth. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!207!Beth.Hatch-Alleyne Internet: Beth.Hatch-Alleyne@f207.n260.z1.fidonet.org