hi all this must now be a 'criss-cross-posting! janet ----------------------------------------------------------------- janet313313 Member posted February 21, 2001 10:16 AM hi all i keep thinking that my questions and concerns must have been addressed already by people and organisations connected with other disabilities - e.g. blind, paralysis, multiple sclerosis, etc. the pd orgs? the ada? we don't have to re-invent the wheel, do we? in the meantime on a personal note, i have purchased a new auto-shutoff electric kettle, i have realised that i have not changed the batteries on my smoke detector for two years, i am registered with a 'daily reassurance phone call' with community services here, and the same folks have notified the fire chief about my location. inch by inch... janet ------------------ janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ IP: Logged http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/ubb/Forum71/HTML/003603.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/