How about some ham radio stuff; enough of the rest.
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:30 PM 6/28/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Tom,
>
>Handiham is not a Federal agency, and in any event, if not legally, everyone
>has a moral, ethical obligation to be as accessible to us as humanly
>possible.  When it doesn't happen, well, then, I'm all over it.  When I go
>to a new doctor's office, I expect their staff to assist me with any
>paperwork.  I don't have the resources I can or want to spend to bring along
>someone else.  I've had one doctor's office try to get out of this; I didn't
>succeed in convincing them otherwise, until I promised that I'd contact the
>attorney general, the media, file lawsuits under the ADA, etc.  Suffice it
>to say, I did get proper accessibility when I arived there.  Inaccessibility
>is unacceptable.  I don't expect the world, but I do expect a reasonable
>effort to be accessible.
>
>    Ultimately, Handiham is a good solid organization and I'm hopeful the
>right things will be done.  When I have enough time, I'll give them a call
>to see about joining again and look forward to doing so.
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:08 AM
>Subject: Re: New Handi-Ham Paperwork
>
>
> > You guys are missing the fact that this hipaa paperwork is not being
>inflicted
> > on anyone by Handi-Hams, it is the government doing it.  Since they are
>exempt
> > from the ADA and similar laws their compliance with accessibility is
>voluntary.
> > If you don't like it, whining to Handi-Hams is barking up the wrong tree.
>Even
> > as a therapost I can't get access to this stuff that I'm expected to have
> > clients fill out.  Its the Congress and the President who have created
>this
> > situation for us.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html