[NAGDU] the open door policy

[Tracy Carcione]

I stick my hand out, getting ready to grab the door, so it hits my hand if someone else opens it.  If someone opens it, and I'm going through, and the door is on my left, I stick my hand across my body and past the dog to touch the door, so if the person lets go I can stop the door hitting my dog.  
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 12:07 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Dan Weiner
Subject: [NAGDU] the open door policy

Hello to all.

Dan here with the Parker Pup.

Well I know so many of you have had this issue, I'll walk up to a door of a store and a nice person from inside opens it out towards me and Parker, clipping me in the stomach and Parker in the nose. He has started to move very slowly when approaching doors like that and I don't blame him, any techniques you've found to minimize the effect of this and deal with it. Now, before anyone says anything--lol I know that people mean well, but they aren't thinking of course that the blind guy doesn't see the door opening towards him, today it actually hit me in the eye, some part of the door and it  hurts. I shoudl clarify, it hurts my eye that is, not the door, I don't know how the door feels.


One thing I used to do but forgot is when I approach a door like that to have my hand shield my upper body or something so the door would hit my hand first of course.


Anyway, I hope everyone's doing great.


Warmest regards,
Dan and the wonderful, masterful, lovable Parker Pup




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