[nabs-l] Cane versus dog, who's the winner

[Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.]

Hello,

I just got the conference call anonuncement, and have a perspective of my own on the cane v. dog wuestion, some might call it an issue.

Why does it have to be a perspective on it anyway. Is one better than the other? Do these modes of mobility oppose one another? If not, then why the need to put one opposite the other as in the title of the call, cane v. dog guide?

I am not blaming the membership committee on the language used at all. I for one was a part of the committee, and for another I really don't think our membership can help it but to talk in adversarial terms of one versus the other.

It is a person's choice whether she or he uses a cane or dog. It's a matter of what the individual wants, and what the individual thinks it best. Often I see dog users try to convince others that a dog is so useful and great because...

Not unlike this group, there often is the other side that is quick to swear by the cane, and make the argument for why the cane is the better choice.

I just said "the other side". You see, some may not have even noticed the language used. I didn't mean to place the question in the light of one side and the other side.

I am a cane user but have also been on the other side, and I wonder why we tend to think of this as an us and them issue. Why?

Antonio Guimaraes