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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Harness Up! Is the magazine of the National Association of Guide dog Users. It was once published quarterly in ink print, audio, and electronically. It has been some time since an issue was published and the NAGDU board felt it was a valuable tool that needed to be resurrected! We decided to publish Harness Up! As a blog and we have launched this initiative today. The first blog post is our Guide Dog Users’ Bill of Rights. Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing the comments from the training programs represented at our annual meeting who spoke on the Bill of Rights on July 3, along with commentary from the Board. You can also make your own comments and have them posted to our blog, so this medium is very interactive. All comments will be moderated before posting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> We are also seeking members who would like to publish articles of interest to guide dog users. You can either submit a full article or make a query to me as to whether or not a particular article would be useful before writing it. Please send such queries to me at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:president@nagdu.org">president@nagdu.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> You can view the Harness Up! Blog by going to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://harnessup.wordpress.com">http://harnessup.wordpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you click on the “Follow” link, you will be notified when new posts appear. I hope you enjoy our new blog!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fraternally yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marion Gwizdala, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(813) 626-2789 (Office)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>888-NAGDU411 (Hotline<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:President@nagdu.org">President@nagdu.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.nagdu.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>