[nagdu] Mexican attitudes towards blind people

Cheryl Osborn chapalacheryl at gmail.com
Mon Apr 19 20:06:19 UTC 2010


Some do and some don't, like anywhere else.

On 4/19/10, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
> Interesting. Why is that?
> Are they nice in terms of valuing you asa person? Helping is all well
> and good but do they regard you as an equal?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cheryl Osborn
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:27 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Mexican attitudes towards blind people
>
> 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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