[nagdu] Blind man Dr Tom Pey may sue Eurostar afterbeingleft ontrain in Brussels

[Mark J. Cadigan]

I did not mean to imply that a cane was some sort of magic wand thus solving 
all mobility woes. However, not having at least rudimentary cane skills or 
even the cane itself and being stranded with out a dog or a human guide is a 
recipe for trouble.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind man Dr Tom Pey may sue Eurostar afterbeingleft 
ontrain in Brussels


> Interesting.
> First of all, the self-righteous attitude of our fellow blind on this 
> list,
> saying how cane skills are essential, is quite annoying.
> Like it or not, blindness does present difficulties and even with a cane 
> you
> might have problems with a new subway station, etc.
> A cane isn't a magic wand, it's just a stick.
> Perhaps you mean orientation skills, as usual, instead of having sympathy
> for someone who had problems our fellow blind cast the aspersions on the
> victim. Lovely.
>
>
> Something interesting though, in many countries blind folks can, from what 
> I
> understand, expect help on subways or trains from personnel.
> Here, the NFB and ACB have so propagandized the fact that  blindness 
> doesn't
> mean that you need to be treated any differently that we could never 
> expect
> help like that on say a New York subway trip.
>
> Many people from other lands are quite astonished when I tell them that 
> you
> could not have subway officials meet you at a platform, etc.
>
> I'm not saying whether anyone should or not ask for this, but just giving 
> a
> different perspective.
>
> Now here's a question:
> The gentleman is suing Eurostar, but I wonder if he had brought his pup 
> and
> had access issues with the cabs in Brussels, would he have sued the cab
> companies?
>
> Dan W.
>
>
>
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