[nagdu] Cant do it

[Hannah Chadwick]

Tami, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your email. Not only do I
agree with you whole-heartedly, but it also made me smile. I guess I'm not
too good at advocating for myself, but with practice, I'm sure I'll be
better :). 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tami Kinney
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 7:32 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Cant do it

Well, I would expect an employer to grant me time off when a guide became
available for me. In fact, when I mentioned in my interview for my last
position and then the position to which I was about to be promoted that I
planned to get a guide dog at some point in the near future, they just said
of course that would not be a problem, I could take the time off and still
have my job when I got back before I even asked the question.

If I can expect that from an employer, as most guide dog users seem to have
been able to expect, since they have employment and guide dogs...

Why can't the training center for blind students preparing for the world of
employment be expected to act accordingly?

Also, in this case, they are not even paying Hannah. They are being paid to
provide services to her. Very probably every taxpayer in her family is
helping to pay them.

This isn't a shopping spree or a spring break trip to Daytona... If's a
guide dog. A mobility tool.

I just can't help thinking that the training center is out of line and not
setting a very good example of adults in the working world.

I may be missing something, but... Stuff like this just irritates the heck
out of me. /smile/

Tami



On 12/29/2011 05:00 PM, Cindy Ray wrote:
> But you have already started it, haven't you? Also, there are other things
at stake--like who might be waiting to come, etc. I don't know their
procedures.
>
> Cindy
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