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how do i go back to school with no money?
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If you got any kind of document from a board of ed you can use it. Wield it like a weapon. :-)
I graduated high-school in 1970 and had to try to get my paperwork from Lachine, Québec, Canada and I know for a fact that the high school had been turne…
Tell those people that you were left out of the system because you were blind.
As such you are to be treated the same as someone who was home schooled.
Whoever told you that was, uh, lets be polite here, uh, ill informed of your options and rights…
You can always go to college Lisa.
Its a question of time and money, your time and your money. The more you're willing to put up, and to put up with, the better the education you can get.
Just don't go there expecting miracles unless you're willin…
What's an AB? (The first time you use an abbreviation, spell it out as a courtesy for the folks out there who come from elsewhere.)
The answer to 1a is YES.
The answer to 1b is YES. (Check with corporate.)
The answer to 2 is YES, look for ADA on Go…
Sadly, I totally differ in my opinion.
Some people are visceral learners, (I am not but I can relate to it,) some people are visual learners (I definitely am,) and some are procedural learners (I definitely am a failure at that.)
The teaching styl…
I can't relate to this problem. I was reading fluently in French by the time I started school.
My choice of reading material was rather adult too. I was reading "Le Petit Simonin," "Led Vers d'Appolinaire" "Les Voyages d'Hannibal" and other books t…
Sorry but I think this focus one a word as if it was bad is entirely off-track.
There is no such thing as a bad word.
What you should be objecting to is is misappropriation as an expletive.
When people are using an expletive, there are many ways…
Hello Gene,
I was interested in the content (and in doing more research on J. Lodge and telecommuting) and it was written in an engaging, upbeat style.
My last job was as an offshore outsourcing IT project manager with a service provider for J.P.…
I was struggling with a major weight problem myself when I became disabled.
I found the answer in my mobility disability itself. By putting the food out of my reach and letting my inherent laziness take over.
I have one rule that I will never viol…
I do it through podcasting. Which means not shutting up and suffering in silence.
Living in the 'Sates, I don't have any insurance, so I don't use medicine (My mottoes are: live right, eat right, keep away from people and hope I don't get sick, aga…
Autism and other developmental disabilities are harder to deal with than people with visible disabilities.
There is already one show which shows people with Aspergers' syndrome in a favorable light (Bones) so it CAN be done (Having it played by Ms.…
Hell Yea!
It matters.... Who knows what we're missing out on because of Hollywood's myopia.
You don't need your [insert name of organ here] to act.
You just have to by able to act.
That means you have to be able to project your persona as someth…
Given how thousands of vets are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan wounded and banged up, an "Anti-Wheelchair User" is Un-American, unpatriotic and unrealistic.
The guys who are behind this are clearly trying to foster some other agenda.
I know…
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- About Me:
- I am a podcaster who just happens to have MS.
As an ex-Canadian, I can attest that health care they have over there is a lot better than the health-don't-care we have here.
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- http://www.msbpodcast.com
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- At 10:14pm on January 20, 2010,
Gene said…
- Hi Charles:
Thanks for your comments. I changed that poorly written sentence as you advised. Do you see anything else that could be improved?? I always enjoy having my work proof read.
About J. Lodge... what I have seen has been postive overall. J Lodge is part of the "Ticket to Work" program which means they must have been vetted by the Social Security Administration. Also, I have seen that they have contracted for some state governments. But if you learn anything about them yourself, please let me know. I would like to include it in my article.
- At 3:17pm on January 11, 2010,
Charles-A. Rovira said…
- Hello Rudy. :-)
I am currently on hiatus and shifting around the content of the podcast.
I am going to try something new (it should be coming out on Thursday on a podcast and blog entry.)
I will be going to a StorySlam at "The Moth" on Wednesday evening (January 13, 2010 @ 19:00 [7:00 PM] at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street [between Prince and Houston & Broadway and Lafayette] in Manhattan, NY)
A StorySlam consists of an evening of 5 minute segments of "open mike" segments being read by all comers. It should be enjoyable.
This StorySlam is about Time.
I have prepared a story on being me, and disabled, which lasts precisely 5 minutes. (I've been working on it all week. [Its so hard to know when to STFU.]) :-)
- At 12:30pm on January 11, 2010,
Rudy Sims said…
- hello Charles how you doing today? How is the podcast coming along? Thanks so much for supporting this community and contributing. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out. Continued success to you
sincerely
Rudy Sims
- At 8:51pm on October 16, 2009,
- and let me know if you want me to change the graphic on the front page of this community at any point.
- At 8:49pm on October 16, 2009,
- by the way, how is the new podcast coming along? I hope things are going well.
- At 8:47pm on October 16, 2009,
- thanks for stopping by this community today. and thanks for your contributions. I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful weekend. :-)
- At 2:20pm on August 24, 2009,
Trudy Thomas said… - Do you honestly think the government is going to give you GOOD care? Like they do with medicare or SS right now?????? Are you kidding me?
Just how do you think they are to cut cost? Where will they find the necessary doctors to support such a system?
The government is going to determine who gets what care by the amount a person can contribute to society.
How do you think the people that are physically unable going to "contribute" will fare in that situation?
Are you familiar with the 3 health advisers to Obama ? Do you know their philosophy and ideas of what government healthcare is? These are the same people he put in charge of developing a single payer system.
One of Obama's advisers, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, wrote and is pushing for the "Complete Live System".
Have you read that? That document is readily available on the internet. It's an eye-opener.
Don't get sucked into the propaganda. Every American has an obligation to inform themselves, to learn the facts and not just take other peoples opinions as fact.
The 50 million people without insurance you quoted includes people who chose not to take health insurance and also people not legally entitled to benefits.
I am not on anyone's side. I want tort reform, insurance reform and for the government to stop the fraud. They have the means to do that without blowing up the complete system. Yet they continue to forge ahead with reckless, costly proposal that will benefit no one except themselves and their political aspirations. They will be able to afford private care. They will not be forced into this nightmare they are creating for the rest of us.
Right now any person in the US can walk into an emergency room and be treated. So the notion that people cannot get care is not true.They just don't like the care in the ER or the wait times or the lack of doctors. Well, guess what. If this healthcare bill passes, the entire system will be run the same way or worse. Sit down, shut up and wait for care.........hopefully it comes in time to save your life....but then again, it's a great way to lower the numbers, isn't it.
Trudy
- At 4:11pm on July 22, 2009,
- Hello how are you? I just started listening to your latest podcast thanks so much for the mentions I am really proud to be a part of such a great podcast. Have a wonderful day and continued success. Sincerely Rudy Sims
- At 1:18pm on July 21, 2009,
- hello Charles
you do a wonderful job with your podcast I am glad to be able to help you promote it. Have a great day :-) sincerely your friend, Rudy Sims
- At 8:59pm on July 19, 2009,
- thanks so much for joining the disabilityresourceexchange.com I really appreciate it feel free to introduce yourself by writing a blog post or starting a forum or group discussion.
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