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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