[nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 12 18:00:45 UTC 2010


By success I meant the ability to travel independently every ware at any 
time.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC Inc)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful


> Mark, The only secret to your success is you. A dog may help, but a dog
> will not make you successful.
> Maybe this is what your parents are pushing back against?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:15 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful
>
> Albert,
>
> I have had my parents talk to several blind professionals that say that
> there dog is the secret to there success, but it hasn't worked yet.
> Thanks for your offer
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful
>
>
>> as a new entrant into the blind community I would be hard pressed to
> not
>> be
>> an advocate for guide dog use over the cane any time any day and any
>> where.
>> My guide helps me navigate the rigors of new york city seamlessly and
>> adeptly. I also never feel insecure or unsure of my path as he is
>> extremely
>> dependable  and reliable  more so then a cane would or could be in my
>> life.
>> Maybe your parents would like to call me to get my feedback. I am
>> available
>> to help you realize your wish for securing a guide. They make  for a
> great
>> option in mobility and they are true companions in the simplest sense
> of
>> the
>> word. I would also think that moving onto college, that having a guide
>
>> would
>> make perfect sense for oh so many reasons. Peace.
>>
>> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
>> CEO/Founder
>> My Blind Spot, Inc.
>> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
>> New York, New York  10004
>> www.myblindspot.org
>> PH: 917-553-0347
>> Fax: 212-858-5759
>> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one
> who is
>> doing it."
>>
>>
>> Visit us on Facebook LinkedIn
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Dan Weiner
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:33 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful
>>
>> Well, first question is "Is the reason your parents don't support your
>
>> idea
>> of getting a dog that they don't like dogs?"--smile.
>> Second of all, what is your parents objection, I mean presumably
> you're
>> the
>> one who's blind so maybe you might know a little better than they do
>> whether
>> a dog would enhance your lifestyle or not.
>> I'm fortunate that by the time I wanted a dog, my parents had figured
> out
>> I'd pretty much do what I wanted without permission, so my Dad just
> asked
>> one or two feeble questions and then left it alone.
>> He asked "Are you sure a dog will be worth the trouble, how do you
> know
>> it'll work out."
>> I explained that, never having a dog, a guide dog, that is,  I'd need
> to
>> find it out for myself and I really wanted to take care of the dog and
> was
>> ready.
>> When I got home, he admired the dog enormously. But he asked the
> second
>> day
>> back home if the dog really had to go out with us to breakfast. I said
> it
>> did, when he seemed to balk I said "I love you Dad, and enjoy going
> out,
>> but
>> this is important to me and if you don't want my guide dog than I'm
> afraid
>> I
>> won't be going".
>> Dead silence ensued, and the issue never came up again.  As a matter
> of
>> fact, my Dad adopted my first hound after he retired and loved him.
> The
>> dog, Grant, even went to my Dad's funeral's
>> The only thing I wasn't really ready for was the access issues. Being
> the
>> brilliant young man I was--smile--it never occurred to me that people
>> would
>> have issues with a dog, I mean access issues to public places.
>>
>> So, tell us more what the problem is and we'll be happy to talk about
> it.
>> There are some folks on this list who can be very good role models and
>> mentors, I wish there had been such a list when I started out.  But,
> then
>> I
>> don't think there were such things as computer lists--smile.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Dan W. and the Carter Dog
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Mark J. Cadigan
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:17 PM
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful
>>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I am new to this list, and I am thinking of getting a guide dog for
> when I
>> go to college. The only problem I am having is convincing my parents
> that
>> a
>> guide dog is a useful mobility tool.  As you can probably guess, that
> is a
>> large obstacle. I am currently in high school, so I have to abide by
> my
>> parent's wishes, or at least for now. What I am asking for is how best
> to
>> explain to them, that guide dogs are useful mobility tools, that will
>> enhance my independence rather than detract from it. I have given them
>> literature, DVDs and have attempted to talk to them. Any instructional
>> materiel finds its way into the circular file, and they change the
> subject
>> when I talk to them. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mark
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