i just wanted 2 no what the name of the program is. :) >From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: "But there are places for disabled people! " >Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:02:21 -0700 > >Jon, > >I was referring to the fact that we tend to look at programs serving people >with disabilities, rather than the "whole picture," but we try to look at >the whole picture. Hope that answers your question. If not, give me a >little more detail on what you mean. > >Kendall Corbett >Coordinator of Consumer Activities >Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities - WIND >College of Health Sciences >University of Wyoming >1000 E. University Avenue, Dept. 4298 >Laramie, WY 82070 >(307) 766-2853 >[log in to unmask] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jonathan Rand [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 7:08 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: "But there are places for disabled people! " > >wat was the program? > > > >From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: "But there are places for disabled people! " > >Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:13:01 -0700 > > > >Mike, > > > >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 > >To: [log in to unmask] > >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.