[nagdu] STORY OF SURVIVAL: 9/11 survivor offers inspirationfor Iowa blind

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Johnson" <stevencjohnson at centurytel.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] STORY OF SURVIVAL: 9/11 survivor offers inspirationfor 
Iowa blind


> Ginger, thanks for sharing.  Michael is a great guy, and pretty funny, no,
> really  funny too!  I really enjoyed sitting at the table with him at the
> Wisconsin NFB State Convention this past spring, and was very moved by his
> personal occurrances of September 11, 2001.  I don't think I have ever 
> heard
> silence like that before.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Ginger Kutsch
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:53 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] STORY OF SURVIVAL: 9/11 survivor offers inspiration for
> Iowa blind
>
> STORY OF SURVIVAL: 9/11 survivor offers inspiration for Iowa blind Staff
> Writer
> 8:54 AM CDT, September 20, 2010
>
> Michael Hingson has been blind since birth. But with his guide dog at his
> side, he managed to escape the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001
> and help others do the same.
>
> On the morning of the attack, Hingson was busy preparing for a big meeting
> with his sales team. There was a muffled explosion and suddenly his office
> was in motion.
>
> "The building tipped and tipped and tipped. We literally moved about 20
> feet," he said, speaking before the Iowa Department for the Blind Friday.
>
> The panic among his associates was immediate. He and his associate, David,
> said good-bye. "We thought we were going to take a 78 floor plunge," he
> said.
>
> Hingson felt for his guide dog, Roselle, and realized her tail wagging. In
> that instant, he says he knew there was a chance to escape. He directed 
> his
> staff to head for the stairs to begin the
> 78 floor decent.
>
> No one knew yet just what had happened 18 floors up.
>
> Surprisingly, Hingson says his biggest fear was a power failure and the
> chaos that could ensue with everyone else in the dark. He tried
> light-heartedly to prepare people for the possibility.
>
> "I finally said to people, 'I don't want anyone to worry. Roselle and I 
> are
> here and if the power and lights go out, we're offering a half-price 
> special
> to get you out today only,'" he said.
>
> It took a full hour to get outside. David and Roselle made it several 
> blocks
> before the tower came down.
>
> "We heard this rumble that literally within half a second became this
> deafening roar," he said.
>
> Through the thick cloud of dust, Roselle found a set of stairs and led 
> them
> to safety in the subway.
>
> Since then Hingson has left his job to speak around the world about his
> experience. Still he says it's often his former career that prompts the 
> most
> questions.
>
> "They still have a hard time fathoming the concept that a blind person 
> could
> be a regional sales manager for a multi billion dollar fortune five 
> hundred
> company," he said. "The reality is blindness isn't the handicap it's our
> perceptions."
>
> URL:
> http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-blind-nine-eleven-victim-0917
> 10,0,3825432.story
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