[nagdu] Introduction and comments

[Julie J]

Welcome Brenda!

I'm Julie, one of the moderators.  I am working with Monty, my owner trained 
Lab/Boxer mix.

I think if your vision loss is enough that you are using a cane it's enough 
to use a dog.  I think quite a few of the guide dog programs, if not all, 
take anyone who is legally blind who could benefit from a guide dog.

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brenda" <bjnite at windstream.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 1:10 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Introduction and comments


>  I have been receiving this list via digest for a while.  To read the 
> posts I do a window-eyes search for "content" to quickly go through the 
> messages.  Unfortunately using digest mode my replys may be a little later 
> than those getting individual emails which are just to numerous for me to 
> deal with in my inbox because I have several lists.
>
> Anyway, I have been a partial all my life and within the last several 
> years lost sufficient vision for me to learn to use a cane and contemplate 
> getting a guide dog.  I am concerned that it may be determined that I have 
> too much vision, but I really feel a dog could benefit me.  I have a 
> family pet dog who will not accept another dog in the home so I have 
> plenty of time to sort things out.  I have been reading this list and 
> learning a lot and look forward to learning more.
>
> As for the man and his guide dog killed in NJ and the horrible article 
> blaming him, people need to write to that newspaper and maybe even contact 
> the NFB to bring attention to this discriminatory language.  It is 
> possible that the man stepped out in front of the car, but it is also 
> possible the driver was going too fast.  The man had his guide dog so I 
> find it unlikely he just pstepped out immediately in front of the car.  Is 
> there a way people could write letters to the editor to that paper to 
> point out the slanted view of the editor?  As for pedestrians getting hit, 
> my sighted Dad was taking his morning jog in Marin CA in the 80s and was 
> hit and killed hit-and-run by a driver who used a fake I.D. to rent a van. 
> The police said that since there were no witnesses they couldn't even rule 
> it a homocide as they could not determine if my (very safety conscious) 
> Dad had stepped in front of the car.  I know the two issues are a little 
> different, but the bottom line is that cars seem to have the right-of-way.
>
> I will keep reading and learning from this cool list.  Brenda
>
>
>
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