[nagdu] NAGDU Project / Continued problems with the bus company

[Wayne Merritt]

Surely there must be other blind people in your town/city that use the
transit system. Have you tried getting together with them and going to
the bus company as a group? Often, collective action can work better
than one person's word. I feel for your situation though, of not being
heard or taken seriously by the powers at be. Hopefully, over the long
term, NAGDU and the NFb can help change that.

Kind regards,
Wayne

On 8/17/09, Mardi Hadfield <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi every one, I think this is a great idea. I also think that some thing
> should be available on guide dog etiquette, especially grabbing the harness
> handle, and interfering with a working guide dog. I constantly have to tell
> people not to touch my dog or the harness handle, and to let me work my dog
> as I know what he needs to do. I am getting the attitude, that if I can see
> them touching my dog, then I am not blind and should not have the dog. I try
> to be polite, but frankly, I am very annoyed as this is constantly happening
> and even though I have tried to educate the bus company big wigs, it has not
> changed, and seems to be getting worse as time goes on. Nothing has ever
> been done about the incident when Nala's leash was pulled out of my had and
> she was literally kicked off the bus. They have however replaced the braille
> and raised lettering at the bus station. Unfortunately, they put them up so
> high that I can not reach most of them,from the wheelchair.  I can not
> afford a Lawyer and I don't have enough money to sue Suntran in small claims
> court, so I guess they got away with it and I know it is only time before
> they do it again. I was the only person at a bus stop the other day and the
> bus did not stop to pick me up. It drove right by me. I was late for my
> doctor's appointment because of this. I did call and complain to the bus
> company, but they never do anything about my complaints. I just don't know
> what to do any more. Any one got any ideas?    Mardi  and Shaman,and
> Nala,retired
>
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