[nagdu] NAGDU Business Meeting & Seminar

[Marion Gwizdala]

            Would you like to be better prepared for screening at Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints and have the opportunity to
ask questions and share concerns with TSA? Would you like to learn more about in-flight emergency procedures from a veteran Flight Attendant? Then the seminar of the National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU) is the place to be!

            On Tuesday, July 5, NAGDU will present "The blind Air Traveler", an exciting, literally "hands-on", interactive workshop. Whether you are a guide dog user or not, the information shared will help you better maneuver through airport security checkpoints and handle in-flight emergencies, so all blind air travelers will want to attend. Peg Slater, a veteran Flight Attendant, will better prepare you in the event you face an emergency situation in-flight. Peg will demonstrate how to use airline oxygen masks, how to use the seat cushion as a flotation device, how to inflate your personal floatation device (PFD), how to open the emergency exit door (even though we cannot sit in that row!), and the proper way to use the evacuation slide. Jeremy Buzzell, Senior Policy Advisor for the TSA's Office of Disability Policy and Outreach, will discuss TSA's security procedures and technology, screening of disabled individuals, as well as their service animals, how to resolve issues that arise during screening, and how to file a complaint with TSA. In addition to these stimulating workshops, you will learn more about NAGDU's innovative initiatives, hear news from the various guide dog training programs, and have an opportunity to "test drive" a guide dog!

            The NAGDU seminar will be held in the Panzacola H-3 Ballroom, Level 1. Registration begins at 6:00 pm and the workshop begins at 7:00.   The seminar is free to all who wish to attend; however, donations will be appreciatively accepted. NAGDU will also hold a 50/50 drawing at the end of its meetings and take up a collection to defray the cost of the guide dog relief areas.

            In addition to Tuesday's workshop, NAGDU will hold its annual business meeting on Sunday, July 3 in the Panzacola H-3 Ballroom, Level 1. During the business meeting, participants will learn more about NAGDU's Information & Advocacy Hotline, our Consumer Satisfaction Survey, hear about legal cases involving guide dog users, get affiliate division reports, elect officers & Board members, and receive reports from guide dog training programs. Registration for the business meeting begins at 6:00 pm and the meeting begins at 7:00.

For more information about the National Association of Guide Dog Users, you can visit our website at

 

HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG

 

Or send an email to

 

President at NAGDU.ORG

 

Fraternally yours,

Marion Gwizdala, President

National Association of Guide Dog Users 

National Federation of the Blind