[nagdu] rejected by the lions club?

Tue May 4 13:16:40 UTC 2010

Jessica, 
If you were asking for help with socialization I can see why nobody'd
want to do that. Smiles. 
If you need/want help with socialization however, then you need to write
up a strong business case and then pitch it. 
The way you've presented yourself, complete with spelling errors which
denote a completely different activity then what you hope to accomplish,
I can see why you're getting nowhere. 
Please understand, this has nothing to do with my earlier comments re
the letter you received,it was rude, though it was consistent. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jessica Pitzer
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 6:15 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] rejected by the lions club?

Go for it. For me so far the costs have been shipping for the dog,
equipment, food, soon I will be paying vet care, training, etc. I was
just asking for a little help whether it be money or time, even if
they'd just help us go for walks, take us places for soialization etc.
Jessica

On 5/2/10, Albert J Rizzi <albert at myblindspot.org> wrote:
> Well, first we have someone who understands some of what goes into
some
> people's choices  in their options for mobility. We also have another
> misinformed individual who knows nothing of the handlers who prefer to
owner
> train their dogs. We also have a person who has a strong affiliation
with a
> school that the Lion's Club committed raises funds for. So, perhaps
there is
> an opportunity to educate miss rosemary on the fact that some people
are
> very adept at training their dogs and that as a president of a chapter
she
> needs to be better informed before she offers advice or as I have
> interpreted the tone, condemnation for those who choose to owner
train. I
> would be happy to suggest forwarding this email to our lion's list
serve and
> ask them their opinion, and I would even offer to write her, for I
myself am
> a lion and would welcome the opportunity of opening her eyes to the
truths
> about guides and options with everything that is Lionism. She is just
> unaware and ignorant of what is possible in this regard, and may
obviously
> be getting her skewed  opinion  from the organization  which she and
her
> club give so much money to and get so much publicity from for doing
so.
>
> 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."
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
> Of Jessica Pitzer
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 3:53 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] rejected by teh lions club?
>
> Hi all,
> following is an email I received in response to an email I sent to my
> local lions club about asking for help with some of the costs of owner
> training. I'm.. not quite sure how to feel right now except baffled as
> we have some many owner trainers and I just embarked on this journey
> myself.
> Thoughts?
> On 5/2/10, Rosemary Richert <rosemary at richertnet.com> wrote:
>> Hi Bert,
>>
>> It is highly unusual, and questionably irresponsible, for someone to
train
>> their own guide dog.  The state only recognizes service animals which
have
>> been professionally trained.  Any other such dogs may be banned from
> places
>> which would otherwise allow access to service animals.  Necessary
training
>> of the dog is very comprehensive and time consuming.  And,
subsequently,
>> training of the blind person with the dog is, also, very
comprehensive and
>> time consuming.  For the person's training, alone, three weeks of
on-site
>> training with the animal determined best suited to their needs is
> required.
>> The blind person needs to prove their orientation and mobility skills
> before
>> even being accepted into a training program.  Without proof of the
> adequacy
>> of those skills, they will not be accepted.
>>
>> I served on the Board of Directors of Leader Dogs for the Blind for
four
>> years, and am the person who convinced the facility to become
trainers for
>> the blind/deaf community...to the best of my knowledge, it remains
the
> only
>> facility with qualified instructors of deaf/blind individuals.  I
tell you
>> this, so that you may understand that I have a credible background in
> these
>> matters, and know whereof I speak.  I would strongly caution your
Lions
>> club, or any other Lions club, about considering involvement with a
person
>> who thinks they can train a guide dog for the blind on their own.
>> Involvement under such circumstances could come back to haunt an
otherwise
>> well-meaning club.  It would make much more sense for this person to
be
>> screened as to qualifications; and, if qualified, be sponsored to a
>> recognized service do training program.
>>
>> Thank you for your kind consideration.
>>
>>
>>
>> God bless.
>>
>>
>>
>> With Lionism at Heart, C
>>
>>
>>
>> PDG Rosemary
>
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