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wat was the program?
>From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
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>Subject: Re: "But there are places for disabled people! "
>Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:13:01 -0700
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>Mike,
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>Good point! Those of us working in the disabilities field sometimes
>develop "tunnel vision."
>
>Kendall
>
>An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
>The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
>persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
>progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
>-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:10 PM
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>Subject: Re: "But there are places for disabled people! "
>
>I once lived in a Section 8 apartment. 30% of income. It was good but
>I
>got a letter that HUD was going to cut the program covering the
>apartment. I
>was worried I was going to be on the street. I heard there was a
>housing
>preview show and I went to it. I came across a program that got me
>into renting
>a house for LESS than what I was paying for at the apartment. I had
>the
>first house modified by having a ramp put on it. When Sherry was
>pregnant with
>Susan, I filled out an application for a larger house. I'm now in a 4
>bedroom
>house all one floor and large basement. The rent is a little higher
>but I'm
>doing well taking care of both of my daughters. By the way, I got this
>not
>through any agency for the disabled in my area. I went on my own and
>found
>an agency working to get people who want to get off of welfare and want
>something better.
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