[nagdu] What would you do?

[Julie J.]

Steve,

Thank you for stepping up to the plate and taking action!  I don't agree 
with calling the school to report handlers, usually.  However in this 
case you have carefully thought through your options, the safety of the 
man and dog and have taken full responsibility for your actions.  That 
is to be commended!  thank you.

Julie


On 4/4/2012 11:08 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:
> All,
>
> Well, it was the man with the dog, and the bus driver actually saw them
> walking down the sidewalk, and without regard to the traffic, continued to
> walk perpendicular to it creating a possible scenario for someone to get
> seriously hurt, or even killed especially when this is a 4-lane main
> arterial road.  As a fellow guide dog user, it is much like the concept of
> those who choose to show their ID's when asked as it makes it difficult for
> the rest of us who know and understand the laws, to be questioned when
> entering a place of public accommodation, and similarly, reflect on other
> handlers in a potentially negative way.  Much like in this scenario, and
> especially in a small town of about 50000, there are not many of us with
> guide dogs, and I can actually count on one hand how many of us there are.
> So, as a person who is known and recognized in our community as a leader,
> and when I have people coming to me and asking why someone may have done
> this, or asked if they are properly trained, I do, feel that I do have a
> responsibility at the very least, to report this to the school.  Now, let me
> back up just a bit, as if this were a first time issue, I would blow it off,
> but this is not the first time I have heard this, and most certainly not
> from the same person.  I hope that if I am a questionable handler, that
> someone would ask one of my peers what is the correct way to cross the
> street, as obviously, this was not potentially done correctly.  The thing
> here, is that I only fed you pieces of information, and it is also important
> to know, that the driver also has this on video tape from the bus as all
> buses are equipped with security cameras that also are able to see what is
> going on around the bus.  This driver, said that he almost hit this man and
> his dog, and based on his description, it could have been either one's
> fault, but something was not right.  He saw them coming down that sidewalk
> from a distance, and they continued to walk without stopping, into the flow
> of traffic.  I did report this to the school.  I also left my name, phone
> number and asked if they had any other questions to contact me as more
> information was available.  From some perspectives, I am certain that some
> will feel that I have interfered, while with others, they will feel I acted
> appropriately, but from my perspective, I know I did the right thing, and
> really don't feel I have to justify this at all.  I simply am looking out
> for the best interest of my guide dog peer and hope that it is something
> that the training program will be able to identify, get involved and resolve
> the possible concerns at hand.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:03 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] What would you do?
>
> Who wandered out into the traffic, the dog, the man, both? Was the dog
> working at the time?
> How do we know he wandered v. chose to be there?  I am not saying the choice
> was a smart one, but it's worth considering.
> What did the driver do?
> Why were you told about this?
> Why do you feel you should do anything?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Steven Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 7:44 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] What would you do?
>
> I have a question for all of you.  I was approached by one of our Municipal
> Transit drivers today in regards to a gentleman who has a guide dog, and I
> will not mention the school, who apparently had wondered out into 4 lanes of
> traffic making everyone stop for him.  The question, what would you do?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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