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hi ivan At 08:20 1999/01/26 -0500, you wrote, in part: >...Thank you for the petition signatures. Imagine, 43 signatures >from our cyber-family in 22 hours (7:00 AM to 5:00 AM)... >It says something about the power of our numbers, when we are stirred >to act. I no longer feel uneasy and intimidated from sharing a few of >the things that are most distressing about the proposed agreement... >The City of Portland's proposed language attempts to >...force me to provide written explanations of my medical expenses from >my doctors, nurses, or physician's assistants at the will of the CIty... >... to transfer wnership of my house to the City if I elect to reside >temporarily at a medical treatment center, even if I still owned my >property upon seeking treatment... >... confines me to welfare law and excludes the Americans With >Disabilities Act, with all of its ramifications and protections... i have just learned, after nine months, that my application to the Ontario provincial government for a disability pension has passed the first and major hurdle i.e. i have been officially adjudicated as 'disabled' per the Ontario Disability Support Program regulations in my case, my qualifications are not subject to any further review since my condition is not expected to improve all of which can seem like depressing phraseology but in terms of qualifying for assistance it is a dream come true for me the ODSP [as re-vamped] has been in place for less than a year it was changed dramatically, specifically in order to separate it from welfare regulations and traps no welfare commissars can now affect or threaten my qualification and my entitlements in any way the entitlements are limited, naturally, but are quite different and a lot more forgiving and understanding [particularly in re assets allowed and exempted from review] than those written in welfare law [as they should be] our governments and our laws are only as good as we make them having been a non-ontario-resident for 16 years i can't take credit for participating in the changes here but i feel blessed in being able to participate in the results all medical care is free all prescriptions cost me $2.00 each additional disability related expenses are covered education and job-re-training is freely available a basic living and housing allowance is provided all of which makes me feel welcomed and valued in my [physical] community shouldn't we all be able to feel this way? janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm [log in to unmask]