[nagdu] nfb quiz

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I don't know about the conventions after 2001 when I went to it.  Back then, 
there were FAR more cane users.  Every time I turned arouond, several long 
canes were extended out to become a tripping hazard for me and my dog.  My 
dog - Jake at the time - wasn't fazed by all the canes.

I have heard that blind folks are about 1% of the disability population. 
Most of the blind are elderly who generally don't use canes or dogs as most 
have some vision or who don't travel on their own.  Of the blind folks who 
travel independently, only a small portion of this population uses guide 
dogs.

This is what has been told to me.  Anyone have actual statistics?

Just in my daily being out and about in San Diego, I hardly even encounter 
blind people - ones with canes and fewer with guide dogs.  I see most blind 
people at places like our Blind Community Center or the Center for the 
Blind.  I ask people if they encounter blind people much and most say no.

I think it is for this reason that when we encoounter curious people on the 
bus or in a store, we are unusual to them.  They want to approach us because 
we have a dog whereas they will just stay away from a cane user.

To us, it looks like a whole pile of nosey folks who intrude on our privacy. 
And that is because we are with a blind guide dog user 24/7 and 365 days a 
year - ourselves!  Hard to leave ourselves behind to get a break! LOL!

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] nfb quiz


> The number of those using dogs at the NFB convention, while it has 
> increased, is still a long ways under the cane users. It is a huge 
> increase though from the past.
> CL
>
> On Feb 13, 2013, at 9:19 PM, d m gina wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> While I was taking the nfb quiz I was surprised when the answers came 
>> back saying that only five percent used guide dogs.
>> The rest used canes.
>> I put in 50 percent used dogs.
>> Does anyone know for sure how many dog users are out here traveling?
>> I was thinking of conventions and how many persons go to the conventions 
>> with guides.
>> thanks,
>>
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