There is much discussion about having medical insurance. I have a new twist on this. If I am not allowed to ride the ACCESS BUS I will be denied medical treatment because I cannot afford cab fare. I just got notification that I can only ride the ACCESS BUS under certain conditions. I suffer from multiple sclerosis. The bus company thinks I should be able to use the regular city buses most of the time. They don't take into consideration the problems MS patients have such as not being out in 90-100 degree weather. I use a walker and the bus company thinks I should be able to ride down town and walk in busy traffic two blocks to transfer buses. They don't take into consideration the difficulity I would have holding an umbrella and have both hands on my walker at the same time when it is raining. They do say I can use the ACCESS BUS in snow and icy weather conditions.

At any rate I have applied for legal help from Idaho Legal Aid. I will have Idaho Legal Aid help me file an appeal to the ADA Board. I go through this every three years. It seems the older I get and the worse my MS symptoms
are the more restrictions they put on me.

There is also one thing I don't understand. When I apply for my appeals to the ADA Board it is the bus company that handles the appeal. The bus company is the one who I have the dispute with. I don't think this is fair.