[nagdu] here's what I wrote to daphne

[Marion & Martin]

Lora,
    I was too quick with the "delete" key on your last message. However, I 
wanted you to know that I did not get a response.

Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M. (TASCSD)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] here's what I wrote to daphne


> I'll add too that anger is the wrong approach.
> If we attack, we have no reason to expect to have a meaningful
> discussion with this woman or organization. To the person who doesn't
> "care how  I came across", with that attitude, what did you hope to
> accomplish by writing her?
> If you don't care how you came across, what makes you think that
> anything you will say will change this woman's mind?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Margo and Elmo
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:45 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] here's what I wrote to daphne
>
> Oh, Sue, you know, I hope you are wrong.  i dare this woman to have the,
> I'll use a better word, guts to write me back.  I was going to use
> another word but didn't know if the list moderators would take too
> kindly to it.
>
> Margo and Elmo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MS S TILLETT" <suetillett at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] here's what I wrote to daphne
>
>
>> Bravo!  I doubt if you will hear anything back though.  I think they
> are
>> one of those extremest groups with crazy notions.
>>
>>
>>  Sue, and Wonder----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: Margo and Elmo
>>  To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>  Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:19 PM
>>  Subject: [nagdu] here's what I wrote to daphne
>>
>>
>>  here's what I wrote to the peta woman and I hope she doesn't send
> PETA
>> after me.
>>
>>  it's below my signature.
>>
>>  margo and Elmo
>>
>>  I must respectfully wonder how you got the information we keep our
> dogs
>> in harnesses 24 7.  That simply isn't true.  My dog is in harness
> about 2
>> to 8 hours a day.
>>
>>  also, you state that the dogs do not get to romp and play with other
>> dogs.  Well, most of our dogs do.  My dog has several best friends who
> are
>> canine and he has two feline siblings right here at home and they get
>> along.  he romps a lot with them and with other dogs and we play and
> he
>> has human friends with whom he plays.
>>
>>  You say a blind person cannot tell if blood is in the urine.  There's
> a
>> smell that's different.  Remember, we have our other senses.  somehow,
> you
>> believe blind people are cruel, insensitive, and pitiful and helpless.
> We
>> are not.
>>
>>  I was not raised to be pitiful and helpless and most of us weren't.
> I am
>> wondering how you came to these inaccurate conclusions about blind
> people.
>>
>>  Our guide dogs have many wonderful experiences and truly love what
> they
>> do.  You should see my dog prance happily into his harness and his
>> excitement because of wondering where we'll go now.
>>
>>  I do not allow people to pet or talk with my dog while he is working
> but
>> when he is not working which is most of the time, he has many friends
> who
>> pet, hug and frolic with him.
>>
>>  You say hearing dogs live with a family.  Do you not think blind
> people
>> have families?  or do you think blind people live alone all the time?
>> Blind people marry or don't, we raise kids, and, we can do these
> things
>> without sight.
>>
>>  I am totally blind and live a very enriched life.  I do not need
> sighted
>> caretakers to tell me about my dog's urine or other things--things I
> can
>> judge for myself.  My dog also gets good veterinary care and I take
> him
>> for the slightest question I may have about something.
>>
>>  I also want to emphasize that I am a capable, independent person and
> do
>> not want or need sighted caretakers; I do not want or need sighted
> guides
>> to guide me everywhere.
>>
>>  I hope you will find out the true capabilities of blind people and
>> therefore throwing out the negative attitudes and stereotypes you now
> have
>> about blind people.
>>
>>
>>  Margo Downey
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