I agree that UCP is worthless.  :((( -Kathy





----- Original Message -----
From: Kyle E. Cleveland <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: Administrative note FW: [SJUOWNER] Net probs and tracert


> Precious little, Magenta.  I work for Franklin County, where Columbus (the
> capitol) is located.  Things aren't bad here--we have home health nursing
> offered by the health dept., curb cuts on all the downtown sidewalk
> intersections, "kneeling" buses, cut-rate transportation on the metro bus
> system, plenty of government and academic jobs for the disabled.  The
story
> changes pretty dramatically where I live, though, in a rural area.  Few,
if
> any, services are provided at the small-town level or in the larger cities
> oriented toward industry (e.g., Cleveland, Youngstown).
>
> There's a lot of reliance on (and pressure to contribute to) United Way
> agencies.
>
> UCP in the area is worthless (IMO), as is the State Bureau of Vocational
> Rehabilitation.
>
> Mental Health / Mental Retardation services are actually quite good---even
> at the local level  (I was on my county's Mental Health Board for a term
and
> we did remarkable things with limited funds (<$100K/year).
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 10:20 PM
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> Subject: Re: Administrative note FW: [SJUOWNER] Net probs and tracert
>
>
> Kyle, i see  you are in ohio.... what are services like there for pwd?
>
>
> m
>