[nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog policydoesnotdiscriminate

Margo and Elmo margo.downey at verizon.net
Fri Feb 20 22:05:04 UTC 2009


that policy has changed.  Colorado apparently decided to go with the 
policies of the other centers.

margo and Elmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa" <lison1273 at live.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog 
policydoesnotdiscriminate


> Meghan I would have to totally agree with you.  I went to the Colorado 
> Center for the Blind in 2000 and there were students there that had dogs 
> and they could use them for most everything with the exception of the 
> mobility lesson.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Meghan Whalen" <meghan at n-republic.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:05 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog 
> policydoesnot discriminate
>
>> I believe they are correct.  It would be ludicrice to go to train with a 
>> dog guide and demand to use your cane the entire time.  If a program 
>> states they offer white cane training, you are going to white cane 
>> training, not dog guide training.  This of course, is just my opinion on 
>> the matter.  This has been rehashed countless times, and as long as it 
>> all remains civil, it can be rehashed again.
>>
>> Meghan with Kirby
>>
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