[nagdu] New city TLC cab policy blind to needs of disabled

[Jordan Gallacher]

A properly trained guide dog, and a properly trained guide dog user should
be able to get the dog to do what he or she needs.  Grant it that he is a
new guide dog user, and having a guide dog takes getting used to, but if it
will be a frequent route, he should pattern the dog.  
Jordan

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Meghan Whalen
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 11:25 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] New city TLC cab policy blind to needs of disabled

I think we all need to realize that each person has his or her own 
definition of independence, and just because we do or don't set a higher 
standard for ourselves does not mean someone else is doing something wrong. 
The judgmental nature of an unfortunate amount of people in the blindness 
community and unfortunately especially in this organization is very 
disheartening.  As others have said, it is unfare to assume what this man 
could or should have done.  Maybe a year ago, he was not comfortable taking 
the boat himself, and now he is doing it, and that is progress.  I am 
growing very exhausted with the extreme level of judgmental tendencies as of

late, and am beginning to feel smothered by an organization that is supposed

to be one in which people support and encourage one and other. 


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