[nagdu] resolution on ownership

[Cindy Ray]

You are probably right to some extent. However, many within NAGDU agreed
with it; many other dog handlers did, too. My state president polled one
person, a dog handler, and he said she should vote against it. She did.
Cindy Lou


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Cannon via
nagdu
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 2:49 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Aaron Cannon
Subject: Re: [nagdu] resolution on ownership

Hi.

My opinion is that the responsibility for this resolution failing rests
largely on us, NAGDU.  I think we simply have not done an adequate job of
informing the general membership of this issue.

I'm certainly not blaming anyone, just giving my opinion on what happened.
I think most of us were taken aback by the result, and it has been a great
learning experience for this division.

Aaron

On 7/13/15, Elizabeth Campbell via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
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> I know that there have been many messages on this subject, and I 
> apologize for chiming in so late, but I am buried under mountains of 
> email, as I didn't spend much time checking messages from Orlando.
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> Anyway, I was also disappointed that the resolution did not pass as 
> the question of ownership has been a concern since I joined NAGDU 
> several years ago.
>
> Yes, people do have a choice when it comes to which school they apply 
> to when getting a dog. Allowing unconditional ownership upon 
> graduation from a school sends a message that the school believes that 
> a blind person is capable of handling the responsibilities of caring 
> for and making decisions concerning the well-being of the dog. I 
> certainly don't like the idea of donors having a hand in deciding a 
> question as  important as ownership. It harkens back to the thinking 
> that blind people are not capable of making their own choices and 
> decisions.Another argument that stood out to me during the discussion 
> of the resolution during the NAGDU meeting involved Marion reminding 
> us that ownership of a dog also means that a blind person has due 
> process if for instance a school removed the dog without giving the 
> person a chance to explain a particular situation. Marion, my 
> apologies I hope I am correct on this point.
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> I hope we can introduce the resolution again next year for 
> re-consideration at our 2016 convention.
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> Best to all.
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>
> Liz
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