[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

Mon Nov 3 22:53:18 UTC 2008

That could work.

Margo and Elmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucy Cox" <bryhn at mindspring.com>
To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

> Hi Margo,
>
> How about if we post a document which includes the url to our web page?
>
> Take care,
>
> Lucy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>
>
>> Cheryl, these are very good ideas.
>>
>> Actually, I want to look at Florida and California's websites to see what 
>> they've posted about their divisions and then to find out if they've 
>> posted anything on, say, Southeastern's and GDB's websites.
>>
>> Let me ask you all a question.  When we post something about our divison 
>> to the guide dog schools' websites, do we post a letter or document about 
>> Nyagdu or should we have Mike robinson, with the schools' permission, 
>> link our nyagdu page on the state website to the schools' website?  In 
>> other words, do we post a document or a web page?
>>
>> there are advantages to both and disadvantages to just a  document.
>>
>> Margo and Elmo
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>>
>>
>>> May I also make a suggestion to get members or at least let potential 
>>> members know if NY State is to send the NYAGDU convention report to all 
>>> the Guide Dog school lists in NY State. I know that GDF has a talk list 
>>> and would like to post this.  It was also nice to see was it The Seeing 
>>> Eye or was the Guiding Eyes, but were there other schools invited that 
>>> didn't come, because as I had stated at the convention. Some schools are 
>>> just support GDUI and only come to like to our National meeting at 
>>> conventions only because they have to show good face so to say.
>>>
>>> just some ideas Madame President and the NYAGDU members.
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria
>>> Treasurer
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> Greater Long Island Chapter
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>>> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: <President at nfb-nagdu.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 8:46 PM
>>> Subject: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, everyone.
>>>>
>>>> I am margo Downey, the newly elected president of Nyagdu.  We just had 
>>>> a wonderful Nyagdu luncheon and NFB New York state convention.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to report first on our elections.
>>>>
>>>> Lucy Cox and Shelley Bamrick stepped down from office due to 
>>>> circumstances in their life situations which need more of their time at 
>>>> this point.
>>>>
>>>> elections were held to fill the two vacancies for the coming year.
>>>>
>>>> the officers are:
>>>>
>>>> Margo Downey, president
>>>> Joyce Carrico, Vice President
>>>> Julie Phillipson, Secretary-Treasurer
>>>>
>>>> We have officers but everyone is important and it's time for all of us 
>>>> to enthusiastically roll up our sleeves and help Nyagdu really take off 
>>>> to do many things.
>>>>
>>>> some of those things were discussed at this year's NYAGDU luncheon:
>>>>
>>>> 1.  find more members so we can do more work to expand what it means to 
>>>> be blind and what it means to be a guide dog handler;
>>>>
>>>> 2.  Start the process of revising our state access law to strike the 
>>>> sentence which states an I D card can be requested and to begin the 
>>>> process of getting the  access law into the Penal Code.  At next year's 
>>>> National Convention in Detroit, a resolution will be presented which 
>>>> will state that all state access laws will be in the state penal codes.
>>>>
>>>> 3.  We need to do more community outreach and education with the public 
>>>> at large and with entities such as health care facilities, police and 
>>>> fire departments, emergency medical personnel, and so on.
>>>>
>>>> Rayne Wayne, our state NFB NY Treasurer who is also an attorney, talked 
>>>> with us about our rights and responsibilities as guide dog handlers.
>>>>
>>>> I want to thank Lucy Cox and Shelley Bamrick for serving as officers 
>>>> and hope you'll be able to help us with our Nyagdu projects.
>>>> Tracy Carcione is gong to look at our state website to see what's up 
>>>> there and will help determine what types of  items to be placed on the 
>>>> Nyagdu page. From her work with that, we will plan a Nyagdu brochure.
>>>>
>>>> We will probably want to take a look at the guide dog brochures from 
>>>> NFB itself so we don't have to completely invent the wheel.
>>>>
>>>> Very shortly, I want to write a letter and/or email to Chapter 
>>>> Presidents and division Presidents to find other guide dog users who 
>>>> are not presently attending Nyagdu functions or who are not on this 
>>>> list. We want to invite them to join with us.
>>>>
>>>> After Tuesday's elections, I'm going to talk with a couple of 
>>>> Assemblypeople about the state access law.  I have approval from Carl 
>>>> Jacobsen to at least start talking to people.  Let's hold off on that 
>>>> until we see who's elected in our districts and then we can all figure 
>>>> out what to do.
>>>>
>>>> Please send your comments, questions, complaints, thoughts, and ideas 
>>>> to this list so we can all work together.
>>>>
>>>> also, very shortly, we will begin to hold regularly scheduled 
>>>> conference calls.
>>>>
>>>> I want to thank all of you for helping us move forward in our journey.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Margo Downey, president
>>>> new York Association of Guide Dog users
>>>>
>>>> Email:
>>>> margo.downey at verizon.net
>>>>
>>>> Phone:
>>>> (716)886-0567
>>>> Cell:  (716)541-5574
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