[nagdu] Mexican attitudes towards blind people

[Cheryl Osborn]

Rebecca,

I believe that there is quite a difference in attitudes, blind Mexican
or blind gringo.  From what I have experienced, Mexicans are very nice
and helpful  to me and amazed that I am capable of doing anything.
The only blind Mexicans that I have run into, literally, have been
beggers.

On 4/19/10, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
> Hi Linda.
> If I can ask, why did you bring your dog to Mexico in 1992, and why did
> you not bring a cane?
> Am not trying to judge, just understand even if it is "I wasn't
> thinking".
> To Cheryll, how are attitudes towards blind people in Mexico? Any
> difference in attitude between blind men and blind women?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Linda Gwizdak
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 12:37 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thanks for the welcome
>
> Hi Cheryl O,
> Welcome to the list!
>
> I see you live in Mexico.  Would you please tell us about life in Mexico
>
> with a guide dog?
>
> I am Lyn and I'm working with my eighth dog - foourth one from Seeing
> Eye.
> My dog is Landon, a red Golden/Lab cross and I got him in 2007.
>
> We work as pet assisted therapists at a military hospital and in two
> programs with our local Humane Society.  Landon LOVES this work! LOL
>
> I live in San Diego so we are very near Tijuana, BC, Mexico. I haven't
> visited there since 1992 and don't feel like going there again.  there
> is a
> warning from the US State Dept. about traveling to Mexico because of the
>
> drug cartels "activity" along the border towns.
>
> When I brought my guide dog there, the restaurants didn't want me to
> bring
> my dog inside.  After my explanations of the dog being my guide, they
> compromised by having me sit by the door!  Also, I had someone come up
> to me
> to ask if I'd sell him my dog! I said no and told him in Spanish that
> the
> dog was my eyes - a perro de guia. He then left.  After that, I thought
> about what if the guy reacted differently and grabbed my dog from me and
>
> there I would be, in a foreign contry, without a mobility aid! I didn't
> even
> have a white cane with me.  Along the border towns, they steal dogs to
> sell
> to labs even though reputable labs will NEVER take a microchipped or
> tatooed
> dog as it is very illegal.
>
> The other thing is that Mexico has no laws regarding having dogs
> vaccinated
> against Rabies or other diseases. Do you know if any of this has
> changed?
>
> Again, welcome and look forward to hearing from you about life in
> Mexico!
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:05 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Thanks for the welcome
>
>
>> Thanks for the welcome Marsha.
>>
>> Your Q is certainly not too personal.  I live in a very small town in
>> central Mexico.  My husband and I retired here about 4 years ago.
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Cheryl in Mexico
chapalacheryl at gmail.com