[blindlaw] NAGDU and Guide Dog Chapters
Gregory Chang Patti
pattichang at att.net
Sun Dec 16 15:15:47 UTC 2012
On a related note, given the number of NAGDU divisions in state affiliates and the strong promotion of them, I am not sure I understand why the notion that guide dogs are somehow not included persists. We have a very strong NAGDU division, a hotline, and many NAGDU chapters and committees.
Illinois is a good example. We are spending much time right now on cab driver and guide dog issues. We have a training packet and have develop strong enough relations with our AGs office to convince them to vigorously enforce the law when a dog handler is denied access to a business.
Please give to the National Federation of the Blind Annual Appeal by sending to NFBI, c/o Glenn Moore, Treasurer PO Box 1065 Elgin, IL 60121.
PS. Find us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nfbi and on facebook by searching on "National Federation of the Blind of Illinois."
Patti Gregory Chang Esq.
President, NFBI
pattichang at att.net
On Dec 16, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Mark BurningHawk wrote:
If the person in question had some sort of ethical or moral difference with cane use, this would be much more supportable. I, too, have ethical or personal / social issues with a white cane, but I would never refuse to use one. I hope that, should the person choose to use a different COLOR of cane, he will not be subject to this ostracization. I am glad that a dog was also included multiple times in the original post, as I remember a lot of bias against dogs in past times, and I'm glad to see that apparently not there as much. However, the reasoning that a cane will somehow cause seizures is, as was nicely put, horse hockey. :) Sending him home, even telling him what he *had* to do in terms of cane use, or couching it as an "You're setting a bad example for other blind people," argument, though, I feel, will be less than useful.
Mark BurningHawk
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Home page: Http://MarkBurningHawk.net/
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