[nagdu] Interpreter Services

Wed Sep 23 13:12:17 UTC 2009

Peter,
    With all due respect - and then I believe we should close this thread, 
as it is not on topic for the NAGDU list - people once thought the earth was 
flat, the sun revolved around it, and blind people were only employable as 
chair caners or piano tuners. As we expand our consciousness and begin to 
realize that we are all in this thing together as a group, society is 
beginning to realize that it is our mutual responsibility to remove the 
barriers to full participation for all! I hope you will do your best to 
understand that resolving Rox's issue will not only be beneficial to her, it 
will be so for us, as well!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interpreter Services


> Hello Roxy and listers,
>
>    I was brought up to believe that entities may be mandated to provide 
> you
> what you need, but when the provisions aren't provided in the form we'd
> like, or if the entities I'm dealing with fail to meet their mandated
> obligations if the chips are down at the end of the day it's your
> responsibility to resolve the problem. There is a deafblind woman that has
> attended our national conventions for years. She brings a Teletouch in 
> order
> to facilitate communication. Her attendant also provides ASL 
> interpretation
> when  desired, but Margaret believes in flexibility. She uses her
> interpreter when necessary and will use captioning at other times. She
> believes that one must be flexible when it comes to communicating with the
> outside World in relating to taking in events. Boyd Wolfe and Cathleen 
> were
> two deafblind individuals that attended our national convention. They
> handled things the same way.
>
>    I'm sorry but this is the background from which I came. Mom believe 
> that
> while you're entitled to certain provisions by right when the chips are 
> down
> you must find a way to resolve the situation. I'm not  going to sit around
> and wait for the Federal Government to horse whip the airlines in to
> installing extra-wide seating to accommodate customers of size. Mary and I
> lost track of how many air charter and air taxi sites we visited if 
> nothing
> else just to learn about the industry and where airtravel is headed in the
> coming years. It's pretty awesome!! I'm not one to sit around and wait for
> things to be handed to me;including those provided by entitlement or
> mandate. It's not the way my sister and I were brought up. What more can I
> say?
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interpreter Services
>
>
> Peter, let me address some points here.
>
> In 2006, NAGDU did *not* provide an ASL interpreter.  They helped find
> a captioner who typed the information for me to read.  This is not the
> same thing, although it can work well for some Deafblind people but
> not all.
> Secondly, I had to request interpreters from ACB.  It is no different
> than going to a doctor, or to a meeting with the Social Security
> Administration.  Those places are expected to provide interpreters
> just as they should provide interpreters for Spanish-speaking clients,
> just as they provide information in an accessible format.
>
> I am more than willing to work with federation leadership to secure
> funding for interpreters, but asking me to bring my own interpreter is
> like asking people at other conferences to bring someone to read
> printed material.
>
> Finally, my hearing has decreased drastically since you met me in
> 2006.  I can no longer make use of FM transmitter devices.
>
>
> Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
> Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
> "Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you
> earn it and win it in every generation."
> -- Coretta Scott King
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