My own personal opinion:  I don't think of those as necessarily perks.  You
are trying to stay an active member of society and more than likely your
bills are higher than your more able bodied co-workers.  I don't have cp
but, I don't look at certain discounts for students (I've taken advantage of
this), seniors,  and other folks as not a problem.
(I do mind tourists getting gouged out of money in Ft. Lauderdale but,
that's totally off topic)

Beth the OT


> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Karen K. Perlow
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 8:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Opportunity or Pity?
>
>
>     When it comes to taking an opportunity based on my CP, I guess 2
> instances immediately come to mind.First, prior to entering
> college I learned
> I could get $644 a year in Vocational Rehabilitation money.(It's probably
> more now as this was in 1976.) My father had such a good salary that I was
> not eligible for any financial aid.We took advantage of this
> funding since I
> attended a private college.
>     After I got a job , I rode the bus downtown & paid about $1.25 each
> way.My doctor heard about this & mentioned that I should be eligible for a
> handicapped pass .The fare using that was only 25 cents ! I had
> been paying
> the regular fare for sometime.It certainly helped our household
> budget.An AB
> coworker thought it was wrong for me to get the pass since I
> could walk, but
> she hadn't lived my life so I didn't pay any attention. I guess
> my attitude
> was as long as I, or my family was paying taxes why shouldn't I take the
> "perks" offered to me because I have CP ??
>
> Karen
>