I know how you feel on the job thing.  I feel like
nobody wants to hire me out there.

--- Gary Marcus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi! All,
>
> As some of you may remember I am the guy who uses a
> wheelchair-because =
> of cerebral palsy of course-and relocated to St.
> Petersburg FL because =
> of the warm weather. I've had it in this area and am
> looking to move as =
> I mentioned several months ago. I want to move to
> Orlando/kissimee =
> Florida area at least I know several people over the
> them won't feel so =
> isolated. The problem is your normal but important
> issues that are =
> related to everyday living.
>
> I'm waiting for the center for independent living in
> Winter Park FL to =
> get back to me. In the meantime, what does anybody
> out there know about =
> wheelchair access in that area. In St. Petersburg,
> single most important =
> obstacle that I encountered is that I bought a house
> in a great =
> neighborhood but there were no sidewalks. Therefore,
> I had to turn down =
> looking at a house in kissimee that would have been
> great for me (but no =
> sidewalks in Ponciana area-if anyone knows where
> that is.
>
> I figured I could get away with living in an area
> with no sidewalks =
> because I expected to have a job by now-but there
> are no jobs in my =
> field around here-I'm overqualified (master's degree
> in counseling) for =
> some am going to accept to others for accessibility
> reasons. The only =
> thing I'd be giving up here is a very good
> paratransit system and a =
> great rehab doctor. I figured if I can get around
> the neighborhood I =
> won't feel so isolated. Also, I have to be not to me
> or a bus otherwise =
> it would be more difficult to get door-to-door
> service. I can afford a =
> house around the hundred thousand and don't want to
> be in the boondocks. =
> Any and all suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated. Thanks Gary =
> [log in to unmask]


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