Anthony,

We have the same thing here in Aus.  I just had a review from the
government in order to keep recieving the pension.  One form for me
and one for my doctor.  It drives me up the wall too.  I keep wanting
to scrawl across the form in red pen `There is no cure you idiots -
still a cripple!!!'.  I don't mind the CP - I DO mind having to
constantly prove it.  I heard a story from someone about a friend of
hers who also has CP, and he got a call one day from a government
official who said `It says here in our records that you are cured'.
!!!!!  His response, `Really?  Well I'm looking at my w/chair that's
sitting across the other side of the room...'

Rayna

On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 01:28:51PM -0500, Anthony Arnold wrote:
    I don't want to sound that I don't like following rules and laws, I do
    follow them because there's no other way to work around them.  But however,
    I don't really understand the reasoning, if we have Cerebral Palsy or some
    other non-curable disability that is medically known to last forever, why do
    we have to continue running to the doctor to get ADA certified every 4
    years, to me it's a waste of the doctor's time just for something that's
    already known.  I know that it has to be this way in cases like car
    accidents or whatever and a person only needs help for a short time, but we
    should have different levels of certifications.

    Thanks,
    Anthony

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      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Bill Hyatt
      To: [log in to unmask]
      Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 10:41 PM
      Subject: Re: disability related venting


      Actually, it does but I've never been ADA certified for it. If this goes
    on much longer though I'm going to become certified beleive me. In fact, I
    have a ton of the applications at work that I hand out for our clients. I
    guess now I may have to certify myself...
        Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Bill, doesn't Fresno have a
    paratransit van? Or a bus that goes near your
      home? these things frustrate ll of us!

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