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

[Darian Smith]

Antonio and  List,
  I think what's  Important to  point out is that  this call  does not
have a focus on who's right or wrong in choosing what mode of travel
they would rather utilize.  In fact, the tital  of the call is " Cane
Vs. Guide dog (pros and Cons".  What is  Meant By this is that we are
discussing both sides of each coin.  There are many people on this
list and in our division  ( and in the federation, for that matter)
that either do, or have had  expirience with dog guides, those who do,
or have had expirience with canes, and those who utilize neither.
 What you choose is a personal dicision, and it is respectible either
way.  I don't think  there is a "winner" in the sense the  language in
any posting related to this might have lead anyone to believe, and
I'll  be the first person to say that this call, while on a sunday,
will not be a gridiron clash, or WWE Steel Cage match.  I  Would
expect,  we all are looking for answers in the same way that we do
when on conference call or list serve,  and hope to find them in much
the same way that  the organized blind find them - by sharing
collective knowledge and expiriences.
 So, is there a "winner"? Not  at all- not in the triditional sense,
but certainly in the sense that onefinds the answers they are looking
for,  and figures out  for themselves what  best enables them to go
where they want, when they want,  with little inconvenience to
themselves or others.
  many thanks,
  Darian


On 11/18/10, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. <freethaught at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>
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