[nagdu] just a couple of additional comments about the9-year-old boy and his guide dog

Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC Inc) REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
Tue Feb 9 13:33:28 UTC 2010


Marian, 
How so? How was your uncle independent by 1950's standards but not so
now? 
Very curious.

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Behalf Of Marion & Martin
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 1:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] just a couple of additional comments about
the9-year-old boy and his guide dog

Charlene,
    There is a very different attitude today, even among those of whom
we 
would say are custodial. Even the most custodial of the agencies today
would 
have been considered progressive in the 50s! My uncle was a very
independent 
blind person in the 50s & 60s; however, as I look back on his life, I
would 
not consider him so by today's standards! I also believe that he would
agree 
with me, were he alive to do so!

Fraternally yours,
Marion

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlene Ota" <caota at hawaii.rr.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:55 PM
Subject: [nagdu] just a couple of additional comments about the
9-year-old 
boy and his guide dog


> After seeing some of the comments, I just wanted to add a couple of
things
> about this situation that might be interesting and might clarify.
>
> When I spoke with Tim about this experience, I could sense that it was
a
> very important part of his growing up years and is a very vond memory.

> It's
> kind of like he speaks of it with great pride and fondness. It meant a
lot
> to him that I asked about it and wanted to share it with the list.
>
> I think for much of this country, the philosophy about kids traveling
> independently, whether with a cane or a dog was very different 50
years 
> ago.
> I hessitated to add one of Tim's comments, but decided to share it
because
> it just shows how different philosophy was at that time, not to start
any
> arguments or offend anyone. When Tim's Mom was looking into getting
Tim 
> the
> dog, she called The Seeing Eye for their suggestions or feedback and
they
> told her she should basically be put away for even allowing her child
to
> travel independently. I just share this to say that we have come a
long 
> way
> today, I don't share it as an example of Seeing Eye's current
philosophy.
>
> Tim is a unique person with a unique experience that I feels hould be
a 
> part
> of the history of traveling with guide dogs. It's not really about
whether
> kids should have dogs as I also agree it's probably not something for
most
> kids but it was very visionary of this Dr. Ford to have thought about
it 
> and
> given it a try and much more so back in the 50's. It's a good thing
that 
> we
> always have people who are thinking outside the box and trying new
things
> and going in new directions. somethings they're successful, somethings

> it's
> just a learning experience and even then sometimes someone still
benefits
> from it.
>
> ALoha,
> Charlene
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