thats true ken, legally I need to have a job.
by law all disabled here need a job or to be looking for one else no
benifits though these are small.
However as I mentioned before government agencies are just crappy you
are a number and thats it.
Since the system is crappy though its easy to crack it.
in my case I went through the motions of getting a job even though I
never managed to get one.
I even have a bonified cv.
Right so as far as 3 agencies are concerned including the government
I am looking for a job.
I currently have tried and failed though I did try for 15 years to
find one pulling all the stops.
including mucking round with the system which did me no good.
Now it doesn't matter if I ever get a job or if I become a bum.
I don't seriously think that anyone checks whats down or gets back,
and as long as I say I am looking and sign the right form each year
then its fine.
the system is no help and I wish it would help a bit more but at
least they are not getting on my back over this.
I assume you are in the uk brian I heard about a situation with a
friend where he was assessed with a document asking questions about
him feeding and dressing himself basically asking him if he was a
poor helpless blind person that couldn't look after himself or even navigate.
he answered things as truthfully as he could and found out the hard
way that all they want is shite.
his benifits were cut.
and as far as I know he is still in court over it.
So basically if you send crap to the crap system then you are ok.
does anyone see why this is wrong.
At 06:34 PM 4/24/2013, you wrote:
This post implies that blind people are lazy and not looking. I
recently put up my resume at every spa, beauty salon, doctor's
office, and so on that was in the area. I even went to a few salons.
One hair stylist actually had heard of me, and said she heard I was
the best massage therapist around. I was flattered and figured i'd
get the job for sure, but did I? No. Not even a callback explaining why.
So what am I going to do, take all my excess money and sue for
sexual discrimination? After all, nobody wants a man touching their
bodies. The guys want women, and the women want women. Or should I
sue for blindness discrimination? I don't think I can
satisfactorally prove either case beyond the shadow of a doubt.
My point is that there are blind folks looking for jobs and not
finding. Yeah, it's easier to stay on SSI, but is it desirable? Is
it conscionable? Are we getting fat and rich on the system? Absolutely not.
Check out my games at
www.ThePionEar.net
and my music, and that of my band, at
www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html .
If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on
Facebook, (KenWDowney,) or write me at kenwdow...@me.com .
Crazy Ken
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Strunk" <ryan.str...@gmail.com>
To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Giving Away Free Games was Announcement
About BSC Games
Tom,
I agree with 95% of your post below. Developing games isn't a walk in the
park, financial or otherwise. But there is one comment you made that I want
to underscore.
"Developing high quality games costs lots of money. Far more money than the
average blind American collects from SSI checks each month."
Absolutely true, which is a great incentive for blind people to get jobs.
Ryan
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Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:47 PM
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Subject: [Audyssey] Giving Away Free Games was Announcement About BSC Games
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