[audio-pals] Re: VR Counselor is Horrible
- From: "Josh" <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:30:50 -0400
Trial and Error when possible that is. Sometimes I find it impossible so I
resort to other means. There is one other site that I want to give you that may
be of great help. It is a page full of podcast on Apple products and all you do
is click on the podcast link and then just scroll down to the various podcasts.
The website is:
http://www.applevis.com
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On Behalf Of Heather H
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 8:21 PM
To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audio-pals] Re: VR Counselor is Horrible
Oh okay, that makes sense. I just found where the purchases are kept. Voice
over is good for discovering things about the phone since the darn things don't
come with a users manual. lol
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 13, 2014, at 3:58 PM, "Josh" <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I did have an entire article that I sent to the Blind Tech list the other day.
I am not sure if I still have it or not, but the packages are not that
expensive. I stumbled upon this one time when I had to remove all my apps and
put them on iTunes, but then I discovered that if I just delete the apps and
reinstall them from the purchased tab in the app store it is like the first
time I used it. I don’t know if it will continue to be that way or not, but it
was the last time I did it and I have only done it once. They treat that app
like they are a crack dealer. Give you just enough to get you hooked and then
bam hit you with the price tag for more *LOL*.
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On Behalf Of Heather H
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:18 PM
To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audio-pals] Re: VR Counselor is Horrible
I got the tap tap see app a few weeks ago. It is great! How much will the
info cost me? It describes things so well. Pwease oh pwease share!
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 13, 2014, at 3:13 PM, "Josh" <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Since you have the iPhone you may want to consider getting an app that is some
what free, it is called Tap Tap See. I say some what free because it gives you
a hand full of pictures for free and then it wants you to buy a package.
However, I have figured outa way around the purchase. The trick will cost ya
though *LOL*. The app is designed for the blind community you take a picture of
something and then you wait for a few seconds. After waiting for the few
seconds it will pop up an answer to what you took the picture of. I have taken
a picture of Amanda before and it tells me she is a girl *LOL*. I have taken a
picture of artificial sweetner before and it comes back with it is a yellow
pack of Splenda. From what I understand there is a live person on the other end
that writes back, but unfortunately you don’t have an area to ask them
questions about it. If it had an aread like that then I may purchase a package.
Many times though if it is confidential information like a card number and
Amanda is at work then I will shoot her the picture and she will respond back
with what it is. Amanda is not always available though and if it is like a
bottle of cleaner then I will just take the picture and it will upload as soon
as you take the picture as long as you took the picture using the app.
From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Heather H
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 2:33 PM
To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audio-pals] Re: VR Counselor is Horrible
I am always in trouble aren't I Bethie? Just another day here inn Ohio!
She'll be here in less than two months and I'm shaking in my slipers!
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On Aug 13, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Thomas McMahan <shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Since she used your middle name Heather, is that a sign that she is wanting to
visit you in Ohio because you’re in trouble with her again?
On Aug 12, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Heather H <copperlee73@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Um, excuse me BethAnn, there was no call for my middle name. How rude! Hi
Josh and Tom!
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 12, 2014, at 6:22 PM, "BethAnn LaPresta" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
(Redacted sender "bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote:
I didn't realize you were offering a good sized weekend getaway at your
expense...I would really love a vacation right about now. How about a trip to
Ohio to visit Heather Lynn?
In all seriousness, you and I seem to attract knobheads there Joshie. You with
your schooling, me with doctors. Oy!
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 2:45 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, it looked a little fishy or at least sounded a little fishy when Amanda
was reading it. Sounded like he had budgeted for me to get it, but was not
going to be dispersing it to me unless I needed it. Well, you know what happens
to that kind of money a lot of times. Someone would be havinga good size
weekened get away at my expense.
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mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 5:15 PM
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Subject: [audio-pals] Re: FW: VR Counselor is Horrible
Makes you wonder what all they are doing with the money budgeted to them
doesn’t it? I know in most States the budget allotment for rehab is on the
bottom, but it’s still pretty sizable, and at most it is frozen, not actually
cut. They are more likely to cut services.
The biggest thing you’ve got on them is if you take it outside the agency.
They will listen to you then because they don’t want it outside. It’s been
that way my whole life, and I’ve been around for a little while.
I think you can work out the rest for when it’s necessary.
On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:50 PM, Josh < <mailto:lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>
lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The VR counselor sent me an e-mail this morning including his supervisor and he
attempted to clarify what he didn’t say yesterday, but says I must have
misunderstood because he was including funding to cover my textbooks. However,
he didn’t touch the fact that they cover rent and dorm room expenses for
students as well as meal money. He only went on to say that if for some reason
the money does not come in, in a timely manner then they would definitely
reimburse me. He isn’t getting the fact that he is doing this completely
different from the previous two VR counselors and he refuses to provide me with
any documentation regarding any changes that may have taken place.
Interesting enough I found out before my previous counselor left that due
to the pay that they were offering for VR counselors, my state agency, they
couldn’t get anyone of any quality to take the job. This seems to be evident
without her ever saying the first word. I hope and pray that he gets better in
time and isn’t just there for a paycheck which it is seeming that way right
now. The good news is, he thought he was being a rather smart guy by including
his supervisor, but now I know who she is and have her e-mail address. So, now
I will start discussing all these new apparent chages with her and see what she
has to say about it if things continue to go down hill. I believe I could do
his job without a degree or at least as good as he is doing anyways. Perhaps I
will talk to her about taking his job *LOL* j/k.
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mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Josh
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 9:51 PM
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Subject: [audio-pals] FW: VR Counselor is Horrible
I have fought my VR counselor ever since he became my VR counselor. He has
requested documents that no other counselor has requested, he has made
incorrect statements regarding whether or not he will accept the university’s
recommendation for a lighter courseload, he has tried to shut down my
continuing education, and now he is messing with my money. I did gain some
ground though on the continuing education because when I first started VR I
told them I want to go to law school. Well, the VR counselor at the time told
me that I should probably go with a lighter load, so I did. I did make her
document somewhere though that I want to go to law school. I told my second
counselor the same thing and told her I may continue on with psychology. Well,
it gets to this guy who thinks he is all of that and a bag of *insert your
favorite chip here* *LOL* and I talked to him briefly once before regarding
continuing on and he said that they would have to see, but he sounded doubtful.
So, when I was talking to him seriously about it I asked him if the department
was going to pay for me to continue on with a higher degree or if I am going to
have to get representation to fight for it. He didn’t answer me directly and we
hung up. We started discussing it off and on and he opened up the door for me
to ask about law school again when he said that they cannot tell me what to do.
I took the window of opportunity. The latest is I need to pick between law
school and psychology and let him know by Friday. Now, a new battle has popped
its ugly head up and that is him not giving me funding for my textbooks when
they pay other people’s rent. He wants me to go out and purchase the 5 or 600
dollars sometimes maybe even $800 worth of textbooks each semester and then
they will reimburse me for supplies and textbooks. Um, no! This has never been
done this way before so I want answers as to why it is this way now other than
the fact I pushed them on one battle so now they are trying to come at me from
a different angle. I told them I fight enough battles on my own without having
to fight the very system that is there to help me by providing the funding I
need to go to school. I am hoping that I can get someone a lot better to handle
this or at least make him better through prayer.
For some reason though I thought when given the opportunity to go to law
school I would jump on it and run, but really and truthful I am having a hard
time choosing. I am actually leaning more toward mental health counselor which
is completely different from what I was looking at from the get go because if I
stayed with counseling and didn’t go for the law school then I wanted to do
family counseling, but now the mental health counseling is appealing to me. So,
now that I havea choice the turmoil has started *LOL*. Do I go for a JD or do I
go for an MA in counseling.
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