[nagdu] Missing guide dog found struck by car

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

Well said.  Maybe I should post this question in another email, but, 
although it is possible for us to travel with a cane, how would you describe 
the difference in a cane and a dog and why you want a dog instead of a cane? 
Maybe the answers to these questions should have been put in the article of 
the independence slant, which I agree is completely inaccurate.  Some 
schools, including the one from which I got Lexia, will not give you a dog 
if you cannot travel well with a cane.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah and Loretta" <thedogsmom at growingstrong.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing guide dog found struck by car


Sent to the author:

I just read your article regarding the dog guide that was killed in
Indianapolis. I am wondering why the owner has to pay so much money... Dog
guide schools either provide dogs free or charge a nominal fee (less than
$100). Where is this several thousand dollar figure coming from? I am a dog
guide user living in Anderson and am deeply concerned with the
misinformation this kind of reporting sends to the public. It presents blind
people as much more helpless than we are. We already struggle badly with
needing to be viewed as capable human beings who can function in the
community. A dog guide is a valuable source of travel assistance; but unless
something is wrong with the particular joints needed to travel with a cane,
it is possible to travel independently without one; and getting a dog is not
a tremdous financial burden to the blind person. (Of course, this is made
possible because of donations to the schools, which are extremely valuable.)

Please correct this information!

Sarah J. Blake
Personal email: sjblake at growingstrong.org
http://www.growingstrong.org


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