Anthony, I was aware of all of this. Thanks ,
Kathy
--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> To be honest with you, the Remote
> Troubleshooter position I have at the
> Prentke Romich Company isn't the easiest job
> like how Dave and I make it
> look. You have to be always awake and thinking
> about all the communication
> devices PRC makes or has made in the past even
> if you don't have physical
> access to them. Dave and I have had to spend
> countless hours both playing
> on devices and reading their manuals
> continuously. It isn't just a job they
> offer just for the fun of it or just to say
> that we hire physically disabled
> people, we do expect something like we do of a
> non-disabled employee. I
> myself see nothing wrong with expecting a
> handicap person to do something if
> they have the mental ability to think and
> reason. I'm sorry if I'm sounding
> rude here but I really believe in this, and if
> I'm wrong here please correct
> my thinking.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kathy Pink
> To: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> Cc: ACOLUG ; Anthony Arnold
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt.... etc
>
>
> Anthony,
>
> I have a Liberator. I was a RTS and I was
> relaved of my duties after just one day.
> :((( I
> guess I wasn't taking the classes fast enough
> because I have another job. My dad prefers
> it
> this way. I really wanted this job thou. My
> dad
> gets uptight when an RTS answers one of his
> service calls.
>
> Thanks ,
> Kathy
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Anthony Arnold
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > Have you tried a communication device or a
> > recording device to explain to
> > people who happen to call you, that says
> > something like you have a difficult
> > time speaking. I myself use a
> communication
> > device called the Pathfinder
> > and it does wonders over the phone. Again,
> > it's my job to make technical
> > service calls over the phone to anywhere,
> and
> > people have been surprised
> > about how well a communication device
> sounds
> > over the phones, and I have had
> > high success rates too.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anthony
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kathy Pink
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt....
> etc
> >
> >
> > Okay , okay okay , how many people don't
> > answer a
> > telephone just because they have a speech
> > impairment?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > My Mom was pretty cool about falling,
> but
> > gave
> > > me heart ache about my speech
> > > impairment in public....... as a
> result, I
> > > never like answering the phone....
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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