[NAGDU] My Letter of Resignation

[David]

Marion, I am sorry to see you pull out of the organizations into which 
you have poured so much of your heart and soul over these years. I 
certainly understand.

An advocacy group should not take a neutral or deliberative stand on 
such disgusting, egregious, and uconscionable behaviors that have 
repeatedly been exhibited by SEGDI toward blind dog handlers. Positions 
and challenges can always be changed after different new and verified 
facts surface.

In the meantime, quick and aggressive actions by advocacy groups like 
NAGDU and NFB are clear obligations that they assume on our behalf. Such 
rapid responses are the only things that will stop such behavior in the 
future.

Indecision, inaction, and delay are not acceptable. We hear these 
deflections daily from bureaucrats. A rapid legal response and 
aggressive publicity is warranted in these situations. It is clear that 
in our current environment, sympathetic journalists can be found to 
deliver these stories and arguments to the general public and to program 
donors.

As Mike HIngson noted, "Either we fight for the rights of blind people 
or we stop complaining. It really is that simple."

*David Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com*