[nagdu] OT Taking Pictures

Tue Jun 7 23:09:25 UTC 2011

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk


> Hi Rebecca,
> When I was at TSE getting Landon, a totally blind woman took my and 
> Landon's picture with my camera.  She did a great job of it.
>
> This lady was a photographer before blindness so she learned to aim at 
> what she wanted to take a picture of.  What we did was to have me and 
> Landon sit on a bench in the gezebo. I talked to her as she aimed at the 
> soound of my voice and she took the picture.  The thing she couldn't see 
> was if Landon was looking at her or if I smiled.
>
> When I take pictures, I aim the camera at the person and hope they aren't 
> making funny faces at me - that's the picture they'll get! LOL!  I can't 
> see the person clearly in the screen of my camera.  I take videos the same 
> way.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk
>
>
>> Maybe off topic but if anybody has ideas on how to take a good picture 
>> when you're totally blind, please pass them on.
>> The camera functionality of the Iphone is accessable, but how do you 
>> position yourself and the camera to get what you want?
>> Tami knows all about what happened last time I used a camera:)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:50 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk
>>
>> Good heavens!  What a terrible position to be in.  Hard to say what I 
>> would
>> do, having not had to make that choice when I have to get somewhere in a
>> hurry and don't have time to wait for another cab...  Stuffing the driver 
>> in
>> the trunk sounds like a good option...  Only I don't have the muscles for
>> it.  /evil grin/
>>
>> Now I remember why I fret over not having an iPhone! We broke down and 
>> got a
>> cheapo cell phone for safety, and I think it does have a camera...  Must
>> learn to use it before I go out again!
>>
>> So the driver has been suspended... Oh, and fined.  So that's a plus.  It
>> didn't say how much, though.  Maybe if other like-minded cabbies knew 
>> what
>> the consequences of their bad acts would be, they would be more motivated 
>> to
>> shape up and follow the law?  Just a thought.
>>
>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Ginger Kutsch
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:18 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk
>>
>> Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk
>>
>> Blind Woman Says Driver Gave Her Ultimatum
>>
>> Marc Stewart, 7News Reporter
>>
>> June 6, 2011
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> DENVER -- A blind woman says a driver told her she would have to put her
>> guide dog in the trunk of his taxi if she wanted a ride.
>>
>>
>>
>> Judie Brown says her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend; 
>> he's
>> been her lifeline for the past four years.
>>
>>
>>
>> "If something happened to him. I would just die," said Brown.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> About a month ago, Brown called a cab.
>>
>>
>>
>> When she walked out front with Alberto, the driver from Union Taxi 
>> initially
>> refused to transport her with Alberto.
>>
>>
>>
>> "He said, 'No dog in my cab,' " said Brown.
>>
>>
>>
>> Brown said the driver told her he was allergic to dogs and would only 
>> drive
>> her if Alberto went in the back of his cab.
>>
>>
>>
>> "I asked him, 'Where in the back?' And he said, 'In the trunk,' " said
>> Brown.
>>
>>
>>
>> Late for an appointment, she reluctantly agreed.
>>
>>
>>
>> "I never hear my dog whine or crying. Ever. Ever. I knew it was terribly
>> wrong," said Brown.
>>
>>
>>
>> Colorado law protects guide dogs and their owners, allowing them to ride
>> together in taxis.
>>
>>
>>
>> "A service dog is an appliance, similar to a wheelchair. Would you deny 
>> them
>> a wheelchair?" said animal law expert Jay Swearingen.
>>
>>
>>
>> A manager with Union Taxi tells 7NEWS the driver has been suspended and
>> fined by the state.
>>
>>
>>
>> But Judie is scarred and says she's been afraid to travel with Alberto 
>> ever
>> since.
>>
>>
>>
>> "I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And 
>> I
>> want it back," said Brown.
>>
>>
>>
>> The National Guide Dog Association says they get similar calls, three to 
>> 10
>> times per week.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> URL: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28151488/detail.html
>>
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