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From: Jeff.Dubois@p666.f207.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Jeff Dubois)
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Subject: Re: Rehab and the blind
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Date: 28 Jun 91 16:02:16 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

You're right in that not all rehab is not the bad "guy".  Beth is gonna
be all over me for that cliche but you said it and I refuse to quote
messages.  I've been blind two years and have been through three rehab
counsellors.  It's sometimes pathetic in that you *see* things that an
agency will purchase because an individual can make a proposal.  In this
region, the rehab person is responsible for not only blinkers, but a
wide variety of abled persons.  Does the word problem come immediately
to mind?  I will soon, two more years, for masters study be trying to
get assistance in purchasing a scanner.  When I submit a request, I'll
get a phone call asking what a scanner is.  The counsellor will assume
that a scanner is a radio device to intercept police and taxi
transmissions.  I'm not saying I could do a better job, but someone else
could, and that person deserves the salary associated with the position.

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