[nagdu] Dog attacks: accessible cell phone with camera

Tue Mar 15 22:55:59 UTC 2011

Rebecca, you make an excellent point.  Anytime I have been harassed, or
approached in an unwelcome manner, there is always someone there to
intercept.  This is in part, due to my extreme involvement in my city and
beyond.  It just makes sense.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:08 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog attacks: accessible cell phone with camera

Hi Brenda. 
Dog attacks happen. And this is  adog guide list so you'll hear about them a
lot more here due to the topics discussed on this list. Car accidents are
also common. But you don't hear a lot about hem here and you probably don't
spend your time worrying about being involved in one
Since you don't want a smart phone, I'd not get one
In all seriousness, I'd get a cheap digital camera and just have it
assumming you won't get to it should you need it and also assumming that it
will meet an untimely end while you did what you could to break up a dog
attack. 
Really though, I wouldn't waste energy on worry. You'd do better getting out
in your comunity and enjoying your dog so should there be an aggressive dog,
you'll know about it because people will care about you and your dog and
care about what happens to both of you. People won't have that level of
investment in you if they don't know you, though we could argue maybe they
should.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Brenda
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:51 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog attacks: accessible cell phone with camera

Hi Rebeccaa

I value your input, it makes sense.  I do not want a smart phone and it 
could be very hard to get a photo off.  I do have a KNFB Reader on an 
N86 I could use if I really wanted to.  I think I would rather have mase 
ready to use so would  not have time to take a picture.  It seems like 
there are a lot of dog attacks, but then the way  you present things it 
doesn't seem as drastic.

Brenda

On 3/15/2011 12:07 PM, PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC) wrote:
> Brenda,
> I'd get an Iphone. They are expensive and fragile. They are also
accessable. I'd only get one though if you have other reasons for wanting a
camera, realizing that the odds of your dog being attacked and you having
the precence of mind to takea pic, and also the ability to get hold of your
phone are slim enough that this rationale shouldn't be what tips the scales
for you. The Iphone 4 can also shoot video which might be more useful then
still photos. Still, I'd get an Iphone only if that's what you want and only
if you have other things you want to video.
> I have a haven and like it.
> You can also get a digital camera which would give you picture taking
capability
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Brenda
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 3:16 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog attacks: accessible cell phone with camera
>
> Hi Lisa
> Sommerset, KY - cool.  We have relatives in Irvin (sp) which is just
> down the road a bit.
>
> As for Verizon, been there, tried that with absolutely no success. That
> is why I thought I'd ask on this list since the issue of dog attacks and
> cell phone cameras was being discussed.  I was set on the Haven until I
> realized it didn't have a camera, which would be helpful in the event of
> a dog attack.
>
> Brenda
>
> On 3/14/2011 2:55 PM, Lisa Irving wrote:
>> Brenda, try calling Verizon. Tell them what you need. You may have to
>> eventually ask to speak with a supervisor at a fairly high level as,
>> across the board, be it Verizon or any other cell phone carrier,
>> they're uninformed about the functions on cell phones that make them
>> accessible to the blind. If any of you live in or near Somerset, KY,
>> my son works for a cellular store and he's more knowledgeable than
>> most folks about accessible features. What he doesn't know, he tried
>> to learn.
>>
>> Lisa&  Bernie
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda"<bjnite at windstream.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 6:47 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Dog attacks: accessible cell phone with camera
>>
>>
>>> Regarding attacks on guide dogs, the Haven cell phone does not have a
>>> camera.  Do users on this list know of any similar cell phone
>>> (Verizon) with a camera?
>>> Brenda
>>>
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