[nagdu] Moving sidewalks

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Tue Dec 10 15:48:07 UTC 2013


Tracy, you can do it by putting your foot out. When your foot finds the end, 
then have your dog jump off. I do this on the esclator as well. My foot 
finds the end a couple of steps before Holly's does. I do this on purpose so 
as not to run the risks folks have been talking about to her feet.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:46 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Moving sidewalks


>I was told moving sidewalks are dangerous because it's hard to tell when 
>one is coming to the end, so one doesn't know when to tell the dog to jump 
>over the place where the sidewalk goes into the ground.  On an escalator, I 
>can tell when we're coming to the end by keeping my hand on the rail, but 
>maybe moving sidewalks don't have a rail.
> It made sense to me, so I've always avoided moving sidewalks.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Escalators
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>> Dear Shelia,
>> I have been told by all my schools that moving sidewalks are
>> dangerous; maybe Tina or someone will chime in here and remind me exactly
>> why, but until then, be very careful.
>> Darla & handsome Huck
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of shelia
>> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 11:50 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Escalators
>>
>> hi, I'm not crazy about esculators and never have been so avoid them when 
>> I
>> can. I got my new computer so I'm back on list. I took Tres on a moving
>> sidewalk at an airport recently for the first time. lnot my favorite 
>> thing.
>> On 12/9/2013 10:02 AM, Darla Rogers wrote:
>>> Dear Larry,
>>>
>>> There has to be a way for a disabled person using a chair to get up
>>> and down, so you never **have** to use them, but some choose not to
>>> for various reasons.
>>> Darla & Huck
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry D.
>>> Keeler
>>> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 10:39 AM
>>> To: doggie
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Escalators
>>>
>>> Well, I like escalators and so does holly! At Pilot, I used her in
>>> both escalators and revolving doors. My theory is that you'll never
>>> know when you'll need that sort of thing so might as well get familiar
>>> with it! We practice every so often at the hospital so as not to forget.
>>> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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