[nagdu] Guide dog injured on escalator

[Cindy Ray]

I wonder what the statistics are on escallators each year. If you were to 
avoid everything that you could have an accident on, you might lead a narrow 
life. And that is the editorial "you", not any "you" personally. I also 
wouldn't use an escallator if I had any doubt into my mind as to my security 
on it. Can you even use an escallator in a wheelchair?

Cindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dog injured on escalator


Hi every one,  I do not use escalators, or moving sidewalks or stairs as I
work my dogs from a wheelchair.My dogs have been trained to sit when I
approach these things so that I will not mistakenly get on them.They are
trained to look for a ramp when I ask them to find one. The thought of using
these devices scares me and I don't think that any dog should use them. I
have witnessed several accidents involving a child and an elderly man. The
man died several days after he was injured on the escalator and the child
recovered. Both had dropped their coats and they got  caught in the
escalator and both of them fell. I would not use these devices even if I had
my full vision. I think they are dangerous.JMHO  Mardi and Shaman and
Nala,retired.

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