[nagdu] Got a question for the list

Fri Apr 30 23:07:15 UTC 2010

Hi Mark,

Perhaps it would help to inform your parents of some of the things
that a guide dog can do that a cane cannot.

On 4/30/10, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> In response to the points made on this list in no particular order:
>
> I am an 18 year old cane user. My parents haven't stated a valid reason for
> not wanting me to have a dog. The only things they say are, the famous "I
> said so" and more recently they have clamed that the work of a dog outways
> it's usefulnis. My question about the last statement is how they would know
> how useful a guide dog is.
>
> I think it is important to convince them rather than going around them
> because I am currently living with them, and will be for the next year or
> so. I will also be living at home over vacations and possibly for a brief
> time after college.
>
> The type of report I was looking for is a study on effectiveness of varying
> mobility aides that clearly states that a dog is superior in certain
> situations or quantifies the added work to additional benefit.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ioana Gandrabur" <igandrabur at gmx.de>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 11:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Got a question for the list
>
>
>> HI Mark,
>>
>> Many good points have been made and I have nothing much to add. I do think
>> that if you had to live with your parents as you are getting the dog them
>> not being for it might cause problems with the dog and also between you
>> and
>> them and maybe even you and the dog because of tensions. But since you are
>> going away it should be easier and they might even accept the dog better
>> once they see how you are doing together. That being said, I also would be
>> interested if you would want to share what your parents concerns against
>> getting a dog might be.
>>
>> Good luck in finding what's right for you!
>>
>> Ioana
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Got a question for the list
>>
>>
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> I think that the answers given to you on this list are very good.  But
>>> I have a couple of questions for you.  Do you currently use a white
>>> cane?  And what are the reasons your parents give for not wanting you
>>> to get a guide dog?  Perhaps they have valid reasoning.  I would think
>>> that this is a good time for you to get a dog, but I am not familiar
>>> with your situation.
>>>
>>> On 4/30/10, William ODonnell <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Colleges and Universities are required to except or deny you based on
>>>> your
>>>> academic credentials only.  In regard to your parents, a boundary issue
>>>> can
>>>> come up if you are going to be living at home with them.  If you are
>>>> going
>>>> away to school, both the school has to permit you to have that dog and
>>>> your
>>>> parents do not really have a voice in what decision you make about
>>>> getting
>>>> the dog especially when you are of the legal age 18.
>>>>
>>>> --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From: Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Got a question for the list
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 8:03 AM
>>>>> Got a question for the list
>>>>> I am still working on convincing my parents to allow me to
>>>>> get a guide dog. I think I am going to apply and let the
>>>>> parents know once I am accepted and already going to a
>>>>> class. I will be leaving for college soon, and believe the
>>>>> only way to get a guide dog is to just go do it. What
>>>>> potential problems are there with this approach? By this I
>>>>> mean, will schools accept me without talking to my parents?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have not given up on convincing my parents. I think the
>>>>> process will be so much smoother with them supporting it.
>>>>> However there support is not a necessity. I will be living
>>>>> away at college and won't be seeing them regularly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another question I have is, is there any literature out
>>>>> there promoting the use of a guide dog. Most of the
>>>>> literature published by organizations not affiliated with
>>>>> the guide dog schools is either against dogs, or neutral on
>>>>> the subject. Information published by the schools is biased
>>>>> in favor of dogs. My parents highly value the opinions of
>>>>> experts, so I think the key is to find a neutral expert that
>>>>> agrees with me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for all your help
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
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