[nfb-talk] FW: FW: letter to the board of directors of Guide Dogs for the Blind

[Sheila Leigland]

hi mike /agree with you choice is very important as well as how blind 
people whether staff or client are treated./
On 6/6/2013 6:47 PM, Michael Hingson wrote:
> I'm resending this as my computer did a strange things and the words became
> jumbled.  Freeman is probably trying to exert a bad influence over a guide
> dog user, but it won't work.
>
> Is it even relevant to consider  a discussion about establishing a guide dog
> school much less funding it?  We found the money to establish three centers
> so we could find the money to create a guide dog school if it were sensible
> to do so.  However, one does not learn travel while obtaining a guide dog.
> The schools that provide such training are well established and can work
> well.  What we need to do is to get good successful blind leaders with the
> appropriate knowledge into leadership positions in these schools. [Michael
> Hingson]  However, just for the record, of course we could find the money if
> we really wanted to do so.  I for my part do not think that the function of
> the NFB.  I am all in favor of this being done privately, however.  Even so
> I think we need to exert more influence over the existing schools.  It is
> high time the ALL learn that their most valuable assets are their consumers
> of services.
> [Michael Hingson]
>
> Mike Hingson
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 08:36 AM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: letter to the board of directors of Guide Dogs
> forthe Blind
>
> Peter:
> You prattle on incessantly about this but you always seem to leave out an
> essential consideration: where do you suggest we find the money and
> personnel who are both qualified and espouse nfb philosophy to staff such an
> entity?
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> On Jun 6, 2013, at 7:49, "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Good morning Mike and everyone,
>>
>>     It's also another reason why the NFB needs to take a serious look
>> at creating its own guide dog program. Perhaps more behavior of this
>> kind by multiple guide dog programs will get us off of our behinds and
>> giving this idea serious discussion and action! Once again this
>> subject is not on NAGDU's convention agenda although the subject of
>> guide dogs in zoos is a topic for discussion. Perhaps someone should
>> raise the subject of an NFB guide dog program during NAGDU's business
>> meeting. If we were coming to the convention or could join via a
>> remote connection we would do it. All the best.
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Hingson" <info at michaelhingson.com>
>> To: <cagdu at nfbcal.org>; "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association
>> of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; "'NFB Talk Mailing List'"
>> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>; "'NFB of California List'"
>> <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 11:05 PM
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] FW: letter to the board of directors of Guide Dogs
>> forthe Blind
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> The following is a letter I just sent to the board of directors of
>> Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.  Although it may appear that the
>> content of this letter is guide dog specific I believe you all should
>> be aware of this issue as it reflects on how agencies which should do
>> better are in fact treating blind people and their own staffs.
>>
>> There are now significant problems within the Guide Dogs for the Blind
>> organization which stem from bad leadership by a relatively new CEO.
>> The problems in part are due to a poor attitude about blindness and
>> partly they stem from his lack of competence in managing well a
>> nonprofit organization, at least as far as I am concerned.  Actually,
>> hundreds of consumers have already sent letters concerning this issue
>> to the board and many others have signed a petition concerning this.
>> The petition is located at
>> http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-the-board-its-time?source=c.em.m
>> t&r_by
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