[nagdu] Fw: Proposed Act Regarding Service Dogs from the state of Maine.

[Marianne Denning]

When my mom began driving she sent off for her driver's license and it
came in the mail.  No test, no driving, nothing but the letter
requesting the license. Oh how times have changed.

On 3/3/15, Michael Hingson via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Debbie,
>
> Again, driving is a privilege, not a right.  I have the right to move about
> and society has deemed it proper for me to be able to choose what technique
> I use to aid me in my travels.
>
> I am not burying my head in  the sand at all.  The burden should not be on
> me or you, but those who choose to break the law.  This discussion is about
> a real problem, but let's put the emphasis where it belongs.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
> via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 9:06 PM
> To: mike at michaelhingson.com; semisweetdebby at gmail.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org;
> Brian.Skewis at dca.ca.gov; pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Proposed Act Regarding Service Dogs from the
> stateof Maine.
>
> I understand what you're saying Michael, but sighted people get drivers'
> licenses.  They don't see it as being "treated differently".  Maybe cane
> users should have to pass some kind of certification, too.  (Smile).  I
> sure
> have known my share of bad cane users.  Some of them actually put
> themselves
> and others in danger every day.  I'm being a little tongue in cheek here,
> but what I am saying is that we should be the ones figuring this out.
> So we need to throw ideas out there, bad or good.  I think making penalties
> for people faking having a disability and making them severe enough to
> really matter might go a long way to help.  Also our society has this
> really
> weird attitude about disability.
> Either alb of us, blind and with other disabilities are to be pitied above
> all people or we are "super humans".  I know that blind folks, at least
> since 1940 have been trying to educate the public about blindness, but it
> sometimes doesn't feel like we've gotten very far.  So I'm not saying that
> a
> national "license" or whatever is the best idea, but at least I'm not
> burying my head in the sand and pretending that some kind of regulation
> won't
> happen.    Peace,    Debby with Neena
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053