[nagdu] Mexican attitudes towards blind people

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

What is the viewpoint though? And how are people without dogs treated?

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Hope Paulos
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 5:00 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mexican attitudes towards blind people

Just to put my 2 cents in here, this seems to be the belief for all
hispanic 
culture. Had the same views of me and my guide dog from my friends in
Peru 
and Chile. Think it's that there aren't very many blind peole with guide

dogs in these parts of the world.
Hope and Beignet
----- 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: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:27 PM
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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>
> -- 
> Cheryl in Mexico
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