Super nice act of kindness

[Guest guest]

on the list has offered to give a scooter so she can get

around the college campus.

How nice is that?!!!

[Guest guest]

, the offer of a scooter is super nice, esp. a small one that she can bring

into her dorm room or apartment and tootle off to classes or the library on long

days of class/study. You shouldn't worry so much about . She will be

fine, and probably better than fine if she figures she is making it on her own

(without too much parental interference). She's obviously very bright and very

resourceful.

Sherry

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[Guest guest]

wow that is awesome....

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From: " MommyToJase@... " <MommyToJase@...>

Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 6:12:30 PM

Subject: Super nice act of kindness

 

on the list has offered to give a scooter so she can get

around the college campus.

How nice is that?!!!

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks very much for the Berkley website from their Office for Disability

Services. I forwarded the part about information for individuals with

mobility-based disabilities to our UT Ofc of Disability Services and suggested

that they build a website with this type of info (I checked and none existed

here at UT). Haven't heard back yet though!

Sherry

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[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh Sherry you are right! If only I could stop worrying. I just

hate this part of my personality. Worry worry worry... When I am not worrying I

am wondering what I should be worrying about.

[Guest guest]

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I went back to university in my 40s on a scooter and did fine as long as I knew

that the campus was accessible where I needed to go. Now, with the ADA and every

university and college having an Office for Disabled Students (they will likely

have a map of the accessible campus), she can charge the scooter overnight in

her room and be all set to go the next morning. The nice thing about a scooter

is that you aren't so dog tired from walking the miles of campus every day and

you don't get as anxious trying to make it to class on time when you can't walk

as fast or as steadily as others can.

Thirty years later I still have nightmares about not being able to get to class

on time. I wish her all the best and I'll bet by Christmas she'll love it. She

could possibly hook up with a student right away who has been there a couple of

years and who uses a scooter and she'll learn what's what in no time. Remind her

that the first year can be the most difficult.

After that you get your bearings and it's pretty smooth sailing.

C.

[Guest guest]

I hated walking in line. ugh elementary school drama.

In a message dated 3/31/2011 12:18:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

linda@... writes:

The nice thing about a scooter is that you aren't so dog tired from

walking the miles of campus every day and you don't get as anxious trying to

make

it to class on time when you can't walk as fast or as steadily as others

can.