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Hi everyone. I'm gathering info on seattle. Which neighborhoods are pedestrian friendly? How's the public transportation and paratransit? What's the weather like? Are the state services/commission responsive and helpful? Any and all info is greatly appreciated. I also plan to call the lighthouse and independent living center as well. Thanks
I can't help you much with Seattle, though I do visit there, now and then. But if you find yourself in Tacoma or Olympia, I've lived in both places--Olympia, currently.
Do you know people in Seattle? You want to avoid being isolated in a new place, if you can.
If you need anything once you're here, drop me a line.
solookup walkable cities, along with affordable places to live, and just google items of interest..no oneperson will tellyou becasue they dont live there or are not logged on...somejust dont bother..not sure why..try the lighthouse of seattle too
here is another idea, contact the lighthouse near or in the city, town you are thinking about moving too..perhaps even ask if they might know of another blind person who is looking for a roomate? or a homeowner who might rent you a room for a short time until you get settled in and hook up with blind organizations. moveing is so damn stressful. more so when you are in a new area. look for clubs based on your interest.plenty of sites tailored for varied interes with members from all over. example, a kinky website offeres a glimps into the kinky side of a city. so think outside the box. let us know how it goes. i hear seattle is very progressive. i think leo lives in seattle. weed is legal. i particularly like san francisco. rents are high. even affordable rents are out of my league.
Indeed, rents are higher in Seattle, but since pot is legal in WA state and you can buy it at any number of conveniently located stores, you will be too mellowed out to care.
Gawd! Why can't pot be legal in any of the friggin warm and sunny states? lmao
I moved across the country from md to Washington state. we live in Bellingham, which is a small town right up by Canada. anyway, before I moved, I subscribed to the local paper for about six months. additionally I googled stuff like public transportationapartments and services for blind people. additionally ig contacted the consumer organization of the blind to which I belong. seattle is a great city. however it's too urban for my husband and I. we prefer a small town environment.they have very good transportation. I don't think much of their paratransit. the state library for the blind is excellent. also, you need to go out and look at the place and stay for a while. be sure to have a place to which you can return should you dislike it. we were blessed in that we had relatives here. although we don't see them often, they live in the Caribbean half the year, they wre excited to have us and took us around to a lot of places. oh yes, and just because an apartment says it's close to public transportation, go and physically look at it and walk around. we saw several that claimed to be near buses. great but the stop was across a parking lot and through the woods. where we are now,is nice and it is convenient. near the local food co-op and a shopping center. hope this helps.
what I should have said about newspapers is oget the online version. I figured you probably knew that but wanted dto make myself clear. also, by seeing the ads in said publication I got an idea of the income and what people thought was important. and had an idea abefore we got here of what grocery store chains, clothing stores, etc. were here
never though about onlinenewspapers...nice...thanks! btw, check out the housing programs too..most big cities have them but most are closed. smaller towns have a shorter waiting list...if pot is a motivatoring factor, why not colorado?