[nagdu] something pretty cool

[Albert J Rizzi]

I am brought to tears by this. how wonderful and how wonderful that the
directors response led you to believe he would have thought that all
handlers who sing in a choir would have entered the stage in the same
independent and empowering manner. Wow. You rock 

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie McGinnity
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 11:21 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] something pretty cool

Hi everyone.

I know this list has been pretty busy lately, but I just wanted to
share something awesome that happened today.  This might seem trivial
to some of you, but it really meant a lot to me.  I am a sophomore in
college, and I am a voice major.  I am in the choir at school, and as
a part of the choir, we do a few Christmas concerts.  Well, today we
walked up to the school a block away from our university to sing for
the nuns that work there.  I sing soprano in my choir and stand at the
very end of the first row.  I was not really sure before today why my
director put me there.  I always thought it was the spot where the
person with a disability was usually put.  Don't ask me why.  This
afternoon it didn't work like that.  I was not the person with the
disability who was dragged on stage, depending on another choir member
to walk safely in order.  No.  Our choir director let Brie and me lead
the way up on stage.  I never thought he would actually do this.  He
was great about it too.  Brie and I just followed him into the room,
and she and I moved quickly between the rows of people and the walls
and right up there.  We did a good job, and the only time I needed
help was when I was told when to stop.  It was great!  Brie was so
proud of herself.  She kept sitting when we got there and staring at
the rest of the choir to make sure they got up there too.  She is such
a performer dog.

I was just very impressed that he even let me walk on stage by myself,
let alone lead everyone else.  I thanked him and told him that I had
never done that before.  He seemed surprised, like blind people with
guide dogs led his choirs on stage everyday.  Lol!  This is just a
first for me.  After being told in high school that I shouldn't even
bring my dog on stage because she is distracting, this just amazed me.
 How many people would do that?


-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16

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