Well said, Steve!

Best 73 de KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: New Handi-Ham Paperwork


> Lou,
> I think what you've pointed out is well and good, so far as your decision
to
> join or not to join Handi-hams is concerned.
>
> As for accessible materials, I am speculating here.  But, my guess is that
if
> you were to become a new client of the NLS or RFBD now, you would probably
> have to go through a similar certiification procedure.  You would need
medical
> verification that you had a covered disability, be it dyslexia, visual
> impairment, or some other condition which prohibits you from reading
print.
>
> To paraphrase our good friend, William Shakespeare:
> "The fault, dear Harvey and Lou, is not in Handi-Hams, But in our laws,
that
> we are underlings."  And, as underlings, all those entities who are
required
> to get certification for those claiming disabilities, one of those
> requirements is the HIPAA, which although burdensome to us, also gives us
> protections as to how our inner-most private information can be disclosed.
>
> Steve, K8SP