[access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social Worker?/blind what they do?
- From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:57:17 +0100
Hi Barry,
yes, a tough one that, lol. they'll "help" me apply for grants for anything
like magnfication/screen reading or, a holiday grant however, you have to
purchase your own watches and any little bits that other societies have been
known to give these to their members for free, or discounted on request. Oh
yeah, they'll order whatever you want but, you pay for it just as if you'd
gone off to order it yourself. What's the point of using the Ipswich blind
then?
I don't think they even know themselves what they are there for. they do
pay for taxi services for their elder members to go to their clubs and
bowling events etc. but, that's it. nothing for the younger members at all.
they have been told that we don't know what they are there for and what help
they can give. They haven't really said much, not much that I'd recall
about this question. Their not inspiring lol. Only the Secretary, at
least, makes an effort to try. the rest don't, whoever they are! lol.
There's not a good relationship between us and the blind society really, no
real effort seems to made from their part.
there you go, another story altogether.
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:01 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social Worker?
> Hi Justin
> Have you tried asking them for anything? Perhaps you could put the onus
on them by asking them what they have to offer you. I would think that they
would try to play up their organisation rather than just offering the
discounted trip.
>
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Justin R
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:45 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social
Worker?
>
>
> Barry! your local Blind society does a lot more than what mine does for
me
> and the rest in Ipswich. they've got money alright but, they don't do
> anything with it! unless you count the once a year 25% discount on a
trip
> for each group.
>
> that's about it! I hardly notice they are there <grin>.
>
> Justin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 8:09 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social
Worker?
>
>
> > Oh, yeah. Who ever is responsible for the building of the Scottish
> parliament building should be sacked, sued and sent to Easter Island.
As
> for your blind society, is it the council one or a charity? In my home
town
> of Halifax, Calderdale Council's visual impaired department does little
for
> me because they are so strapped for cash. It is the Halifax Society for
the
> Blind, a charity organisation, that pays me regular visits, sorted me
out
> with a wireless for the blind, gave me a tv box and recently offered to
pay
> for my latest Jaws update.
> > Barry H
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: iain LACKIE
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 7:00 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Technology from your friendly Social
> Worker?
> >
> >
> > Barry,
> > Don't forget the £431M spent on our Scottish Parliament building.
Wildly
> > over budget and wildly late. I have never heard of Technology from
> social
> > services in my area. If anything, our society for the blind claims
to be
> > strapped for cash.
> >
> > Iain.
> >
> >
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