[nagdu] Fw: [Travelandtourism] Article from Agent Life Magazine

Nicole B. Torcolini at Home ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Tue Dec 6 23:20:38 UTC 2011


That could be true, but I think that, regardless of whether or not we have a 
disability, reporters do whatever they ... well please with what you say.

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From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
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> Thank you Margo. I agree, a lot of what I said wasn't written properly.
>
> I informed the reporter, they seem to think that because we are disabled 
> that we are stupid.
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
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> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [Travelandtourism] Article from Agent Life 
> Magazine
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>
>> cheryl, quite a good article but not some of the word choices, but, 
>> overall,
>> a good article.  Thanks for sharing it with us.
>>
>> margo and Arrow
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [Travelandtourism] Article from Agent Life 
>> Magazine
>>
>>
>> > They put that in, I just read the article today myself, and I wrote the
>> > person who wrote it and was not happy about it.
>> >
>> > But at least, I am getting the word out about the NFB and what I do.
>> >
>> > Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>> >
>> > Cheryl Echevarria
>> > http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>> > 631-456-5394
>> > reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>> >
>> > For daily updates read our blog at
>> > http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>> > To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:54 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [Travelandtourism] Article from Agent Life
>> > Magazine
>> >
>> >
>> >> I like the article, but I don't like their word choice in some cases,
>> >> including but not limited to "the disabled".
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> >> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; "Writer's Division Mailing List"
>> >> <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 2:50 PM
>> >> Subject: [nagdu] Fw: [Travelandtourism] Article from Agent Life 
>> >> Magazine
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >> Agent Life Magazine is the monthly magazine for NACTA - National
>> >> >> Association of Career Travel Agents, they did an interview with me 
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> few
>> >> >> months ago, and it just came out today.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I got the word document so that I can post the story here.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A Day In the Life: Making Travel Possible
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A NACTA agent advocates for the importance of travel for everyone 
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> the help of Norwegian Cruise Lines.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> By Julie Anne Long
>> >> >>
>> >> >> When Cheryl Echevarria lost her sight in 2001 due to complications 
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> diabetes, her life changed. She had to learn how to use a cane and 
>> >> >> get
>> >> >> used to a service animal and learning Braille. Her previous career 
>> >> >> as
>> >> >> an
>> >> >> administrative assistant was put on hold for four years while she
>> >> >> underwent dialysis daily. In 2005, when her health had stabilized, 
>> >> >> she
>> >> >> assessed both her options and her desires. She had a love of travel
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> had often acted as an unofficial travel agent in her role as an
>> >> >> administrative assistant. With help from a member of the National
>> >> >> Federation of the Blind, she was connected with a host agency,
>> >> >> Montrose
>> >> >> Travel, and opened Echevarria Travel in 2009.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "I want everyone to be able to travel," says Cheryl. "Right now, I
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> say 75% of my time is spent advocating for impaired travel and 25% 
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> time is spent booking travel for the disabled."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As she has navigated the world of travel and how it relates to the
>> >> >> disabled, Cheryl has found a great partner in Norwegian Cruise 
>> >> >> Lines.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "With Norwegian Cruise Lines, I can contact them through Facebook,
>> >> >> Twitter, or e-mail, and I am immediately put into contact with the
>> >> >> right
>> >> >> person," says Cheryl.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Recently, Cheryl scheduled a ship tour on the Norwegian Gem for a
>> >> >> group
>> >> >> of blind people and the parents of blind children.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "It was the first time I had ever done anything like this," admits
>> >> >> Cheryl. "And for many people with us, it was their very first time 
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> cruise ship."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The ship tour allowed the group to explore the Norwegian Gem at 
>> >> >> their
>> >> >> own
>> >> >> pace and ask questions relevant to their own travel needs and 
>> >> >> wants.
>> >> >> According to Cheryl, instances like this are educational for 
>> >> >> everyone:
>> >> >> the people on the tour and the travel partner, as well.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "They were so accommodating to us," says Cheryl. "At lunch, they
>> >> >> brought
>> >> >> out menus in Braille."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As the president of the travel and tourism division of the National
>> >> >> Federation of the Blind, Cheryl is passionate about travel for the
>> >> >> impaired.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "I sell what I know," says Cheryl. "And it all comes down to asking
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> client questions. It's not about where you can't go, or what you 
>> >> >> can't
>> >> >> do. It's about what is possible."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheryl Echevarria
>> >> >> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>> >> >> 631-456-5394
>> >> >> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> For daily updates read our blog at
>> >> >> http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>> >> >>
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