[Nyagdu] Advocacy Seminar with Montrose Travel

[Tracy Carcione]

Good work!
Tracy


> I would like to let everyone know that last night that our Division
> President, Marion Gwizdala and myself gave a very informative lecture on
> the
> National Federation of the Blind and Traveling with Guide Dogs to my host
> agency Montrose Travel.
>
> It was about 45 minutes long, but want to thank Marion for working with
> me,
> and I hope in the future we can work again at this, and when we have our
> hotline up and running, Montrose would put this information on their
> website
> as well.
>
> I did most of the informational talking about the NFB and who the NFB is
> and
> that NAGDU is one of the Divisions of the National Federation of the
> Blind,
> I also mentioned that or at least tried in my own words to make note that
> the blind traveler shouldn't be ignored and that this is a field that
> travel
> agents should try and focus on.  Mentioning that we are just like everyone
> else only that we cannot see.
>
> There are some of us that are not as independent as others and may need an
> escort/tour guide service to help us along the way, or we may be ones who
> are well seasoned travelers that like to climb mountains and water skiing.
>
> Different strokes for different folks.
>
> Then I handed the talking over to Marion and he discussed what is a guide
> dog, what are the laws and all the things that we work on, etc.  The NFB
> and
> NAGDU information will be used as a resource to the Montrose family of
> employees as training tools and well as education.
>
> A little history of Montrose Travel, located in Montrose California.  They
> are my host agency, and that they have been in business for over 50 years
> and was recently named the in the Prestigious Top 10 list by Ensemble
> Travel
> Group one of the travel industry's oldest and most respected travel
> consortia.
>
> Just want to say I am very proud to  be a member of the National
> Federation
> of the Blind and a member of the National Association of Guide Dog Users.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Travel Consultant
> http://Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
>
> http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
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