[nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog policy does not discriminate

[JULIE PHILLIPSON]

that I agree I don't like the thought of my dog being seen as a visual aide.

Julie Phillipson
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From: "Angie Matney" <leadinglabbie at mpmail.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog policy does 
not discriminate


> Hi Julie P,
>
> You make some excellent points in your post. I understand the logic of 
> their position (though I think it is taken to an extreme, and often, such 
> extremism is not healthy). But I really do believe that calling a dog a 
> "visual aid" as a pretty unforgivable
> attack on the English language. (grin) This is simply not a standard way 
> of talking about these things. I think that one of the first people to 
> introduce this specious terminology was Paul Gabias (sp?), a guide-dog 
> user and (for a few years) a leader in
> NAGDU. I think that if a member of the general public heard the term 
> "visual aid" in reference to training for blind people, they'd take a stab 
> at defining it and likely get it wrong. So a statement that "visual aids, 
> including guide dogs" are against
> center policy is likely confusing.
>
> JMO,
>
> Angie
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