[nagdu] going on a bus

[rhonda cruz]

marion.
what kind of  dog do you have?
from rhonda and mya.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users"<nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:24:11 -0500
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] going on a bus

>Another challenge with the front seats of the bus is that there 
are tie-down
>restraints for wheelchairs.  Both of my last two dogs got their 
leg caught in
>the tie-down and injured themselves.  My dog will generally not 
sit in the
>front seats.  Furthermore, though the front seats are "reserved" 
for the
>disabled, there is no obligation for us to sit there.  If those 
seats are
>sie-facing because they are over the wheel well, there is no room 
to scoot
>the dog underneath.  Finally, if I sit sideways, I get very 
motion sick, so
>choose to not sit there for my own comfort.
>fraternally yours,
>Marion



>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net
>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users'"
><nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] going on a bus


>> Marilyn,
>> Why do you say there is more room in the front of the bus?  Most 
certainly
>> it may depend on the buses, but my experience, and this is based 
on the
>> fact
>> that I use the bus multiple times a day, is that there is more 
and more
>> appropriate seating for us with our guides in the middle of the 
bus where
>> one can essential slide the dog under the seat to where they are 
not in
>> jeopardy of being stepped on.  Just curious about your 
experience with
>> this.

>> Thanks,
>> Steve


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
On Behalf
>> Of marilyn
>> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:45 AM
>> To: nagdu
>> Subject: [nagdu] going on a bus

>> Hi Sean,
>> you had some experience on the bus.  I have gone through that 
many times.
>> The
>> drivers know the first two front seats are for disabled people.  
Why ?
>> because there is more room.  Back in the 80's when I was 
commuting to the
>> Helen Keller School to learn computer I had to take a bus in a 
bad
>> neighborhood to get to the train.  A woman got on at a stop and 
saw me and
>> started to scream about the dog and wanted me thrown off the 
bus.  She said
>> those people shouldn't be allowed on public transportation.  The 
driver
>> told
>> her to step off the bus and wait for another one as he was not 
throwing me
>> off with my dog.  I told the woman those people (meaning me) 
have more
>> rights
>> to ride the bus than you do.  your sighted you can drive a car I 
can't.  I
>> don't have a choice.  the driver was very nice and said he liked 
my come
>> back.
>> Another time I was meeting a friend at a bus stop and we were 
going on to
>> the NYC for the day.  She was a cane user and I had my dog.  On 
the train a
>> man got on and asked me to sit in a different car because my dog 
was evil.
>> I
>> had Parker a black lab.  He said black dogs are evil.  I told 
him I was not
>> moving and he could go sit in another car.  I told him my dog is 
a blessing
>> from GOD and its dog backwards no matter what color my dog is .  
the
>> conductor said he had a turban on his head.  My friend was 
nervous and said
>> that is why I won't get a dog.  to many problems.  I said there 
are no
>> problems with you stand up for your rights.  Its educating the 
public.  We
>> had
>> a wonderful time in the city with no problems.
>> Marilyn and Anna
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