[nagdu] Sheila: Please call me!

[Sheila Leigland]

Thank you very much. I will call on Monday.

-----Original Message-----
From: Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 3:18 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [nagdu] Sheila: Please call me!

Sheila,
    Fortunately, I read this message; however, I tend to delete more 
messages than I read, so it would be best for anyone with a specific concern 
like this to write to me directly. Please give me a call on Monday to 
discuss this issue with me. My contact information is below my signature.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
National Federation of the Blind
813-626-2789
President at NAGDU.ORG
HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would 
Not Serve Her


> Marion have a situation at work. People seem to think that our new dogs 
> aren't behaving the way they think they should and have the right to try 
> to direct them. Unfortunately they know next to nothing about guide dogs 
> the training or what a dog is capable of. They think that I need to comply 
> with there judgment calls. I work very part time and they seem to think 
> that dictating how I get to work is there concern. I don't agree since i'm 
> pretty sure I'm not covered by there insurance. Any suggestions would be 
> helpful.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:17 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would 
> Not Serve Her
>
> Sheila,
>    I agree with you. I believe society has expectations of how someone of 
> a
> particular class is supposed to act and, when they do not fit into their
> stereotype, confuse assertiveness with aggression. this being said, I also
> believe it is important to handle such situations calmly, yet assertively