[Oagdu] Fwd: [Blindtlk] Guide Dog Users' Organization Launches Innovative Mobile App

Wed Sep 17 13:18:38 UTC 2014

I did try try it this morning & I  L O V E  I T.

Amazing to have that information in one place & on my iPhone to boot.  

tollebooth

On Sep 17, 2014, at 9:16 AM, Deanna Lewis via Oagdu <oagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thank you for posting this Aleeha! I look forward to trying it out myself. Let us know what you all think of the app.
> Deanna and Pascal
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> From: Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley via Oagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:48 PM
> To: Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List
> Subject: [Oagdu] Fwd: [Blindtlk] Guide Dog Users' Organization Launches Innovative Mobile App
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> This is going to be very useful for all of us. Since it is a smart phone app, we will literally have this information at our fingertips. I am extremely excited about this! I'm about to go download it and take a look. I plan to send an email later with my thoughts on the app. This is the press release
> 
> Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas 
> Vice President, Ohio Association of blind students
> Blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
> "The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." Arabian proverb 
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Marion Gwizdala via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: September 16, 2014 at 10:18:40 PM EDT
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>, <nagdu-leaders at nfbnet.org>, "'Florida Association of Guide Dog Users'" <flagdu at nfbnet.org>, "'New York Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>, "New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users" <njagdu at nfbnet.org>, "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>, <board at nagdu.org>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Guide Dog Users' Organization Launches Innovative Mobile App
> Reply-To: Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>, Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> Guide Dog Users Group launches Innovative Mobile App
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>                Tampa, Florida (September 17, 2014): The National
> Association of Guide dog Users Inc., a division of the National Federation
> of the Blind and the nation's leading service animal advocacy organization,
> announced today that it has release the NAGDU Guide & Service Dog Advocacy &
> Information app. This new IOS app provides comprehensive information about
> the rights and responsibilities of service animal users under state and
> federal law.
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> "Every law in the United States concerning service animals can now be in
> your pocket," says Marion Gwizdala, NAGDU's president and a guide dog user
> himself. "There is no other single source for this type of information."
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> The NAGDU app provides the entire text of the implementing regulations of
> the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerning service animals, along
> with the relevant laws of each state. It also offers specific guidance for
> those industries in which service animal users face the most challenges,
> such as restaurants, taxicabs, hotels, and health care facilities. In
> addition, those who face discrimination because of their service dog can use
> the app to call a special advocate trained to resolve such issues. The app
> is provided for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users  free of charge as a
> public service by the National Association of guide dog Users. You can find
> the app by going to
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> https://appsto.re/us/F8jO2.i
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> or by simply searching for "NAGDU" in the Apple app store. 
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> About the National Association of guide dog Users
> 
>                                The National Association of Guide dog Users
> is the nation's leading membership organization for blind people who use
> guide dogs.  NAGDU is a strong and proud division of the National Federation
> of the Blind. NAGDU conducts public awareness campaigns on issues of guide
> dog use, provides advocacy support for guide dog handlers who face
> discrimination, supports sound policy and effective legislation to protect
> the rights of guide dog users, offers educational programs to school and
> civic organizations, and functions as an integral part of the National
> Federation of the Blind. For more information about the National Association
> of Guide Dog Users and to support their work, you can visit their website at
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> HTTP://NAGDU.ORG
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> Or send an email message to 
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> Info at NAGDU.ORG
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> About the NFB
> 
>        The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest
> organization of the blind in the United States. The NFB believes that the
> real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight, but low expectations
> of the blind that create obstacles to achieving their highest potential. The
> Federation provides scholarships to blind students; support for those who
> are blind or losing their eyesight; advocacy for the blind facing
> discrimination; and educational programs for the general public on topics of
> blindness. The NFB is not an organization that speaks on behalf of the
> blind; they are the blind speaking for themselves. For more information
> about the National Federation of the Blind, you can visit their website at
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> http://NFB.ORG
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