Hi Tom,

Handiham is not a Federal agency, and in any event, if not legally, everyone
has a moral, ethical obligation to be as accessible to us as humanly
possible.  When it doesn't happen, well, then, I'm all over it.  When I go
to a new doctor's office, I expect their staff to assist me with any
paperwork.  I don't have the resources I can or want to spend to bring along
someone else.  I've had one doctor's office try to get out of this; I didn't
succeed in convincing them otherwise, until I promised that I'd contact the
attorney general, the media, file lawsuits under the ADA, etc.  Suffice it
to say, I did get proper accessibility when I arived there.  Inaccessibility
is unacceptable.  I don't expect the world, but I do expect a reasonable
effort to be accessible.

   Ultimately, Handiham is a good solid organization and I'm hopeful the
right things will be done.  When I have enough time, I'll give them a call
to see about joining again and look forward to doing so.





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Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: New Handi-Ham Paperwork


> You guys are missing the fact that this hipaa paperwork is not being
inflicted
> on anyone by Handi-Hams, it is the government doing it.  Since they are
exempt
> from the ADA and similar laws their compliance with accessibility is
voluntary.
> If you don't like it, whining to Handi-Hams is barking up the wrong tree.
Even
> as a therapost I can't get access to this stuff that I'm expected to have
> clients fill out.  Its the Congress and the President who have created
this
> situation for us.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html