[nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful

Fri Feb 12 18:13:24 UTC 2010

That is correct, that is one of the main reasons I went into the travel 
industry, and to educate others about travel whether sighted or blind.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Travel Consultant
http://Echevarriatravel.com
1-866-580-5574

http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel CST-1018299-10

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful

> 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
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> nagdu mailing list
> >> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> >> nagdu:
> >>
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dcwein%40dcwein.c
> > nc.n
> >> et
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> nagdu mailing list
> >> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> >> nagdu:
> >>
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/albert%40myblinds
> > pot.
> >> org
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> nagdu mailing list
> >> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> >> nagdu:
> >>
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/kramc11%40gmail.c
> > om
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > nagdu mailing list
> > nagdu at nfbnet.org
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > nagdu:
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/rebecca.pickrell%
> > 40tasc.com
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > nagdu mailing list
> > nagdu at nfbnet.org
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > nagdu:
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/kramc11%40gmail.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/cherylandmaxx%40hotmail.com
> 