[fcb-l] Drug rehab centers for the blind?

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

Well you know, its probably that old proverbial thing, "what do we do with this person?", "how are they going to get around?", "are they going to be able to take care of themselves?" From past experiences, I'm astounded how many medical professionals do not know how to deal with blindness, and other disabilities for that matter.  They have the knowledge to treat the medical conditions, but not the person who has the condition.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sherri 
  To: fcb-l at acb.org 
  Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [fcb-l] Drug rehab centers for the blind?


  Wow! That seems astounding! What's the difference in a blind person getting drug rehab and a sighted person getting drug rehab? Very strange!
  Sherri
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mike Ulrich 
    To: fcb-l at acb.org 
    Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 8:10 AM
    Subject: [fcb-l] Drug rehab centers for the blind?


    Hi everyone.
    Yesterday, while I was in front of a Circle K selling the FCB raffle tickets.
    A gentleman told me that he knew of a friend in New Jersey who needed to check into some kind of drug rehab center after deciding that after years of drug abuse, he was finally ready to get the help to quit.

    His friend was visually impaired. Believe it or not, he said that there was not a facility in the whole state of New Jersey that would take a blind individual for drug rehab treatment. They wound up taking him to a place in Vermont!

    So my question to this group is, does this sound true?
    And most importantly, can this actually happen in the state of Florida?
    If a person finally decides to get the help to save their life and then they get denied treatment, because they are blind?
    This really shocked me. But perhaps the man telling me all this left something out. I don't know.
    So, has anyone heard anything like this?

    I truly hope this kind of thing, is NOT happening anywhere!

    Thanks,... Mike
    Michael Ulrich
    President
    SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
    COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
    Phone: 239-540-7431


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