[Njagdu] [Fwd: [nagdu] NAGDU Business Meeting & Seminar]

[Tracy Carcione]

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Subject: [nagdu] NAGDU Business Meeting & Seminar
From:    "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
Date:    Tue, June 28, 2011 6:17 am
To:      "NAGDU List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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            Would you like to be better prepared for screening at
Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints and have the opportunity to
ask questions and share concerns with TSA? Would you like to learn more
about in-flight emergency procedures from a veteran Flight Attendant? Then
the seminar of the National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU) is the
place to be!

            On Tuesday, July 5, NAGDU will present "The blind Air
Traveler", an exciting, literally "hands-on", interactive
workshop. Whether you are a guide dog user or not, the
information shared will help you better maneuver through
airport security checkpoints and handle in-flight emergencies,
so all blind air travelers will want to attend. Peg Slater, a
veteran Flight Attendant, will better prepare you in the event
you face an emergency situation in-flight. Peg will
demonstrate how to use airline oxygen masks, how to use the
seat cushion as a flotation device, how to inflate your
personal floatation device (PFD), how to open the emergency
exit door (even though we cannot sit in that row!), and the
proper way to use the evacuation slide. Jeremy Buzzell, Senior
Policy Advisor for the TSA's Office of Disability Policy and
Outreach, will discuss TSA's security procedures and
technology, screening of disabled individuals, as well as
their service animals, how to resolve issue
 s that arise during screening, and how to file a complaint with TSA. In
addition to these stimulating workshops, you will learn more about
NAGDU's innovative initiatives, hear news from the various guide dog
training programs, and have an opportunity to "test drive" a guide dog!

            The NAGDU seminar will be held in the Panzacola H-3 Ballroom,
Level 1. Registration begins at 6:00 pm and the workshop
begins at 7:00.   The seminar is free to all who wish to
attend; however, donations will be appreciatively accepted.
NAGDU will also hold a 50/50 drawing at the end of its
meetings and take up a collection to defray the cost of the
guide dog relief areas.

            In addition to Tuesday's workshop, NAGDU will hold its annual
business meeting on Sunday, July 3 in the Panzacola H-3
Ballroom, Level 1. During the business meeting, participants
will learn more about NAGDU's Information & Advocacy Hotline,
our Consumer Satisfaction Survey, hear about legal cases
involving guide dog users, get affiliate division reports,
elect officers & Board members, and receive reports from guide
dog training programs. Registration for the business meeting
begins at 6:00 pm and the meeting begins at 7:00.

For more information about the National Association of Guide Dog Users,
you can visit our website at



HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG



Or send an email to



President at NAGDU.ORG



Fraternally yours,

Marion Gwizdala, President

National Association of Guide Dog Users

National Federation of the Blind


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