[nagdu] NHD National History Day question

[Cindy Ray]

The Model White Cane law 
was passed at the NFB Convention in Louisville in 1966; my DH says that it was then passed in Iowa in 1967. There is record of that at the NFB, maybe even on the web site.

Cindy
On Feb 1, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Mark and Colleen Richards wrote:

> 
> Hi Julie, Thanks so much for your reply and helpful information.  It will help me piece my timeline together.  Thanks, Brooke
> 
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>> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:32:20 -0600
>> From: julielj at neb.rr.com
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NHD National History Day question
>> 
>> Brook,
>> 
>> I think the time period you are most interested in is a bit before any 
>> of us here got our first guide dogs! The Seeing Eye was the first guide 
>> dog program in the United States, starting in 1928 if I'm remembering 
>> correctly. Those first couple of years they were only placing a few 
>> dogs a year. Even counting in the extremely rare person that might have 
>> trained their own guide or service dog, and the people who received 
>> trained dogs in other countries, there would have been an extremely 
>> small number of dogs working with disabled people of any variety in the 
>> 1930's.
>> 
>> The White Cane laws didn't come about until the 50's, again from my 
>> memory. Some of those laws did include provisions for guide dogs. To 
>> the best of my guessing, which I'm doing a lot of here, I'd say it 
>> wasn't until the 70's when the average person knew what a guide dog 
>> was. I think we can thank TV for this. Whether that is good or bad, is 
>> an entirely different discussion! *smile* Of course it wasn't until 
>> 1990 that we got the federal ADA which formally acknowledged the civil 
>> rights of individuals with disabilities. Now we are 22 years post ADA 
>> and I am still asked with some frequency why I have a dog in the store. 
>> So I guess not everyone got the memo.
>> 
>> Sorry I can't help you more. I don't know anyone who has had guide dogs 
>> as long back as the 1930's. I don't even know someone who knows someone 
>> who knows someone who might be able to help you. If you have questions 
>> about things in say the past 50 years I think we could help out a lot 
>> more. *smile*
>> 
>> Best of luck on your project!
>> Julie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/1/2012 6:05 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:
>>> It Could have been a legitimate detention..depends on the situation,
>>> wheteher the dog was trained to perform specific tasks or not....very
>>> subjective. I am sure we all have stories regarding access. Although a dog
>>> can be owner-trained, this does not mean this dog was functioning as a dog
>>> guide. However, it also doesn't mean that it wasn't performing some other
>>> functional service such as seizure detection, diabetic alert or the like.
>>> 
>>> It is very tricky, and to get the inside scoop on your state's laws, I would
>>> encourage you to go to www.nagdu.org and send NAGDU president an email.
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Mark and Colleen Richards
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:06 PM
>>> To: NAGDU
>>> Subject: [nagdu] NHD National History Day question
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>>> 
>>> Hello! My name is Brooke Richards and I am preparing for National History
>>> Day being held in Boise, Idaho March 10th. My topic is on service animals
>>> and how they have reformed society. I am working on the laws right now.
>>> My older brother shared an experience that he witnessed this last week while
>>> entering a Walmart store in Provo, Utah. There was a lady in her 40's who
>>> was being detained at the entrance of the store from entering by what looked
>>> to be a manager and two employees because her yellow lab did not have on a
>>> service vest. She appeared to have a cane with her. I looked up the Utah
>>> code and from my understanding, by law this woman should have been able to
>>> enter the store if the dog did not have on a service vest. With the
>>> current laws passed, have any of you had similar experiences you would share
>>> that I can use in my presentation and would have permission to include your
>>> name in my bibliography. Thank you for your help!Ms. Brooke Richards
>>> 
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