[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

Tue Nov 4 01:06:42 UTC 2008

Oh dear I'm sorry to hear that but I'm glad you are home and have the 
comfort of your own bed.
Julie Phillipson
----- 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 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

> will do.
>
> Oh for anyone out there my mailing address is cheryl echevarria 10 aljan 
> drive, brentwood, ny 11717
>
> oh yes, David Stayer is feeling better still a little under the weather 
> today.  Also Harold Wenning, Nelson and myself meaning today came down 
> with the same thing David had, we are thinking stomach flu I hope.
>
> 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>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 11:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>
>
>> cheryl, at this point, simply find out what steps would need to be taken 
>> and
>> tactfully but firmly insist that both organizations should be 
>> represented.
>> Jenine has posted to the Nagdu list quite frequently so I don't think 
>> she'd
>> be against both organizations being represented.  If you have problems, 
>> let
>> me know and I'll talk wit her.
>>
>> members, please find out the formats your guide dog schools could use on
>> their websites and be assertive and tactful and firm and insist that our
>> organization should be represented as well.
>>
>> Get the information back to the list and we'll proceed from there.
>>
>> Margo andelmo
>> ----- 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 10:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>>
>>
>> > That was the issue that I had brought up at the lunch.  I would be glad 
>> > to
>> > contact consumer services at GDF to find out everything need to do so.
>> > But like I had mentioned, the don't formerly say it but the people and 
>> > the
>> > grads at that go there are very GDUI/ACB guide dog division. From which 
>> > I
>> > can tell until the new National officers have done many a great thing 
>> > and
>> > things they are working on there wasn't much interest in our 
>> > organization.
>> > But in the case of GDF, the Long Island President of ACB is the 
>> > individual
>> > who is there technology person who teaches trekker as well as the
>> > computer, etc for GDF. I feel that either the school work with both
>> > organizations or none at all. But I feel they should work with both if
>> > they have to.
>> >
>> > I hope I am getting my point across, again Margo since I am here about 
>> > 10
>> > minutes from GDF, and I am on friendly terms with them at least with
>> > Jeanine Stanly, Barrie Madasu has resigned as Consumer service Rep.
>> >
>> > Any advice, or permission to do this is appreciated.
>> >
>> > thank you.
>> >
>> > 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>
>> > 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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