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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Such should be left to the professionals to
decide. Not you or I.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=oagdu@nfbnet.org href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org">Andy Leach via
Oagdu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=oagdu@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org">'Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List'</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=aleach5@woh.rr.com
href="mailto:aleach5@woh.rr.com">Andy Leach</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 18, 2015 12:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Oagdu] You can't have the
best of both worlds... Or can you?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Hello
everyone:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I’m not here to upset anyone,
but I’m also not afraid to express my opinions and political correctness is
way over-rated… For the described situation to be okay or accepted then
the individual in question should be driving a google car. If that ever
becomes a truly viable solution then driving and having a guide dog could go
hand in hand. Until that day comes, this does nothing but send mixed
messages to the general public and could be interpreted just the same as those
fake service dogs. If you need a guide dog because of your visual
impairment then by all means, apply, go through the process and get one.
If you have enough vision to participate in a bioptic driving program then you
don’t deserve a guide dog. That dog could get matched up with a person
who actually will rely on it and use it appropriately…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Oagdu
[mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Deanna Lewis via
Oagdu<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 18, 2015 9:43 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Ohio
Association of Guide Dog Users List<BR><B>Cc:</B> Deanna
Lewis<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Oagdu] You can't have the best of both worlds... Or
can you?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Good Morning, <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I have been pondering over something that I saw someone
write on Facebook a few weeks ago. This girl is a guide dog user, and is also
doing bioptic driver training. For those who are not sure what that is, it’s
training to help visually impaired people continue to drive, with the use of
monoculars and other devices. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Personally, I have a lot of issues with this scenario. I
feel that if you are legally blind and require a cane or a guide dog to get
around safely, that you should not be able to drive too. You can’t have the
best of both worlds, you are either blind or sighted. Yes, there are many
blind people with some vision, but I think it’s wrong to have both a guide dog
and a driver’s license. I don’t think it’s fair to use both. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>What do you all think? Am I over-reacting? Do you know
other guide dog handlers who also drive? <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Deanna and Mambo<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>-- <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. <A href="http://www.sophos.com">http://www.sophos.com</A><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Sent from the Clovernook email system<o:p></o:p></PRE></DIV>
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