[NAGDU] NAGDU Submission for the DOT Comments Form?

[Richard]

Melissa,

I just submitted my comment to DOT and did reference inaccessibility of the
form and the announcement. I had to do some last-minute editing when I
realized my comment exceeded 5,000 characters. Thank you and The Seeing Eye
for your support.

By the way, time permitting, I will write my representative in congress and
share a summary of my comments. Based on previous experience, I believe she
may be responsive.

Richard Petty
Richard.petty at earthlink.net




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From: Melissa Allman <MAllman at seeingeye.org> 
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2024 8:02 AM
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Cc: Richard <richard.petty at earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: [NAGDU] NAGDU Submission for the DOT Comments Form?

Hi Richard. If you found the version of the form they are amending in the
Federal Register to be inaccessible, I think it would be a good idea to
raise it in your comments.

Melissa

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] NAGDU Submission for the DOT Comments Form?

The difficulty of reviewing the proposed changes and accessing the comment
form may have resulted in a small number of responses. I wasted quite a bit
of time earlier in the week trying to access the comment form from the DOT
announcement. It's aggravating that DOT did such a poor job of seeking
comments. Accessibility of their materials was poor; I'm considering a
complaint regarding the inaccessibility of the announcement.

I will submit comments tomorrow. Earlier today The Seeing Eye sent out a
direct link to the DOT comment form and the link TSE send does work.


Richard Petty
Richard.petty at earthlink.net





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From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Heather via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2024 2:41 PM
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Cc: heather.l.bird at gmail.com
Subject: [NAGDU] NAGDU Submission for the DOT Comments Form?

Hello. I am enquiring as to whether or not the NAGDU will be submitting
comments? I was surprised to see less than 50 comments altogether on the
website. There were comments from GDUI, the Seeing Eye and CCI. I was
concerned not to see comments from NAGDU since GDUI has posted comments, as
well as a second comment submitted specifically by Sarah Calhoun their
president. The response from TSE honestly, as a TSE grad left me feeling a
bit flat, but at least they posted comments. TSE and CCI were the only
service dog training programs that I could find in the comments, although
Greg Steinmetz who, last I knew, worked for GDA did post comments from
himself personally. I know that the NFB is a strong, and innovative force in
issues of legislation, litigation, advocacy, and education, and I know that
its divisions, of which NAGDU is one, work hard to represent the concerns of
their members. To be fair I do not see any comments from the ACB or BVA, so
I am less concerned not to see any specifically from the NFB. I had the
thought though that perhaps Raul and the rest of the board is in the process
of coordinating with President Riccobono regarding presenting a united front
on any comments to be submitted. I understand that such collaboration takes
time, but as the deadline is very swiftly approaching, I felt that I should
reach out and ask the question that has been weighing heavily on my mind.
Chiefly, is the National Association of Guide Dog Users going to submit
comments on this matter?

 

With love, hope, and determination\

Heather Bird

President

National Federation of the Blind of New York State Inc.

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