[NAGDU] Introducing myself to the list

[Leslie Hamric]

Wow! I am so sorry that happened to you. Good Good for you for standing up for yourself. Although, I realize that must've taken a lot of energy. I'm glad that you had the advocacy team at the CI to help you out.
Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On Mar 1, 2024, at 10:45 AM, Vanessa Lowery via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good morning from mostly warm Lutherville, Maryland. My name is Vanessa Lowery, and I was on this list many years ago. So a few of you might remember me from that time or may know me from other Guide Dog related circles.
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> I am currently working with my seventh dog from The Seeing Eye, a large male shepherd named virtue (27 inches tall, 87 pounds). I obtained him in the late January, 2023 class (though most of the class was in February). I received my first Seeing Eye dog way back in the day when the dinosaur still roamed the Earth in 1982.
> 
> In 1993, I obtained the second dog, in 1998, the third dog, in 2001 the fourth dog, in 2004 the fifth dog, and in 2013, the sixth dog. In total, three of the dogs were labs, and the rest have been shepherds.
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> In a separate email, I will explain why I have decided to join the list. But let me also be transparent in that I also am a member of the List run by Guide Dog Users Inc. I think it is reasonable to share information on both lists that will benefit all Guide Dog Users. But in short, I was unfairly removed from the LYFT platform, and  Al Elia was instrumental in getting me back on the platform. I was connected to him by Melissa Allman, the go to advocacy staff member at The Seeing Eye who is an attorney and also a graduate of The Seeing Eye. Cut kudos to Al for getting me back on the platform! Again, I will go into more about that situation in a later email. But I wanted to take the time to introduce myself. Everyone have a good one, and stay warm if you're in an area of the country where it is freezing.
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> Vanessa and the zoo  
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