[Nyagdu] hotel room policy

[Margo and Arrow]

Tracy, I understand about having policies or laws or rules because a few 
people presented our organization with problems and liabilities and all 
that.  It isn't fair, but, unfortunately in many cases, the laws we have or 
policies in our daily lives are due to the infractions of a few.

I'm not going to tell you to sit down and shut up and I hope no one else 
will   what I will tell you and others is that:

1.  If you don't like a policy, get it changed, and,

2.  Along with that, present constructive solutions to the problems that 
have come up in the past that caused folks to think a policy like this was 
needed.

We have the policy now, but, at least in my experience, there are many ways 
to solve problems or resolve issues.  Until other solutions that we can all 
agree on can be presented, we'll need to follow this policy.  this policy 
may be the best solution; it ultimately may not be the best solution.  but, 
for now, it will be the policy for New York, Nagdu, etc.


Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] hotel room policy


>I can't say how much I hate this.  And, since it's come from on high,
> there seems no real chance to change it.
>
> It bugs me in two ways.  It's easy for me to find people who think that
> because I have a dog, I will be a problem of some kind.  I would hope to
> find a different attitude in the NFB, but I do not.  In fact, I find the
> dog users division saying, Yes, we are a problem because we have dogs.  At
> least some of us are.
> It's very dishartening.
>
> Second, the whole argument seems so close to the ownership deal to me.
> Some people are irresponsible, so we must treat all people as though they
> are irresponsible.  After all, we're only concerned with what's best for
> the dogs (and for the organization).  Some GDB graduates used to tell me
> to sit down and shut up about that, too.
>
> I give up.
> Once again I am asking myself how much time and energy I can give to an
> organization that does not respect me. But that's my problem, and no one
> else's.
> Tracy
>
>> I'm sure by now most of you have read Mario Gwizdala's message concerning
>> NFB policies are binding on all levesl from National to local.  I asked
>> for clarification of this and since the policy is binding since it is a
>> National policy, our affiliate and division are bound by the same policy.
>> So, we will need to abide by that policy in our division.
>>
>> Marion gave me the example of Nyagdu having some event like a seminar and
>> it would be a weekend thing where people would be sleeping at the 
>> facility
>> or hotel or whatever, the national policy would be followed during that
>> seminar as well.
>>
>> Margo and Arrow
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