[nagdu] Shoppers with guide dogs beingdeniedaccessatgoodwill industries

[Jenny Keller]

thanks for that information.

I figured that paratransit would probably be the best thing during snow if I didn't have a dog.  I just thought I was being ridiculous and kind of wimpy.  I'm glad to know I'm not crazy or over reacting.

thanks again.

Jenny
On Jul 24, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Lyn Gwizdak wrote:

> I used to live in Boston and Vermont when I used a cane.  It is very hard and the snow covers up the red part of the cane and therefore the cane is hard for folks to see in a snowstorm.  Many cane users took paratransit during snow.
> 
> All your landmarks go away with all the piles of snow and snowbanks along the sidewalks.  Not easy.
> 
> I did a whole lot better after I got a dog!
> 
> Now it's even better - I'm in southern California where the snow stays up in Julian and the Cuyamacha Mountains and NOT down here in the mid-city part of San diego!  The worse we get is rain!
> 
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 1:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Shoppers with guide dogs beingdeniedaccessatgoodwill industries
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> 
>> I was born in the 1970's and that stuff wasn't around then either.  I was not taught Braille in school even though my reading ability was hampered by eye strain and needing a very large CCTV which was only available in one classroom.
>> 
>> I taught myself Braille in 1999 and though it's a little slower than normal, I'm glad I did it.
>> 
>> As for a cane in the snow, I've never done that as I have always had a dog since I moved to the north.
>> 
>> I probably won't be at the point of my normal pace for another 4-6 months, so I am not sure how to handle a cane in the snow.
>> 
>> any suggestions would be appreciated.  I know this a dog list, but for those of us that are between dogs, it would be a good thing to know.
>> 
>> Jenny
>> On Jul 22, 2012, at 3:00 AM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
>> 
>>> Jenny that is an important reminder to all of us. As for me as a child born iin 19554 much that we take for granted and use wasn't even thought of yet When the first reading machines came out they were very large and very expensive  and I was on my own getting through college and I didn't have a dog yet so managed in the snow with my cane and feel very blessed to know how to use one as well as the joy of using a wonderful little golden retreiver name Tres. I'm truly blessed.
>>> 
>>> Sheila Leigland
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