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flyonthewall@bouncemail.ca wrote:
> On 24 Jun 2005 17:22:50 GMT, "Ben d' Over"
> <aburdenofsociety@myexpense.now> wrote:
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>>I'll take that as a no.
>>
>>Shouldn't you be lobbying for changes to help people with disabilities in 
>>Alberta? I haven't seen one post from you actively lobbying any sort of 
>>change. Do you belong to any association who is involved with the 
>>betterment of disabled people? All I see you posting is your stupid 
>>website looking for "donations" to help YOU and your kid. Why aren't you 
>>directing this energy towards the Alberta government in getting changes 
>>made? You say it's taking 3 year and you haven't been "approved" for AISH 
>>yet. Don't you think something like this needs to be spoken out about? 
>>You should be up Ralph's ass trying to get changes made. Terry Fox didn't 
>>just sit around whining about his pain and whatnot. He was out there 
>>raising funds and awareness for ALL. 
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> 
> What bothers me so much about AISH is that the whole program was not
> thought out completely BEFORE the government instituted it and
> therefore there are actually a number of millionaires that are
> receiving extra money that to them is just pocket change. This is what
> makes me so darn angry about AISH. I have a friend that had to declare
> bankruptcy because all her illnesses drove her to the poor house and I
> told her to apply for AISH. She was turned down even though she
> clearly did qualify. I called AISH to find out why? I was told that in
> order to qualify for AISH the person has to be willing to work
> part-time. I could not believe what I had just heard.  If a person IS
> SEVERLY HANDICAPPED and can prove it why do they have to be able to
> work? And, if they are able to work then why are they not able to work
> full-time and what is the purpose of AISH. I also want to post here
> that the person I had to talk to (the supervisor) was an East Indian
> and could hardly be understood. English or French huh? I could hardly
> understand a word he said and he was a supervisor?????????
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