[Nfbc-info] Can you believe this?

[Charles Krugman]

the shortened link to the Change.org petition is below:

http://tinyurl.com/nktqrsw

Chuck

-----Original Message----- 
From: Angela Fowler via Nfbc-info
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 7:07 AM
To: 'NFB of California List'
Cc: Angela Fowler
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Can you believe this?

Unfortunately no. Just select it as you would a paragraph of text and copy
and paste it into your address bar.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lauren
Merryfield via Nfbc-info
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:20 AM
To: 'NFB of California List'
Cc: Lauren Merryfield
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Can you believe this?

Hi,
Yikes! What an extraordinarily long url. Can you shorten it so it is on one
line?
Thanks,
Lauren

Blessings in Jesus' name:
My digital evangelism blog is at:
www dot ask in jesus name dot org (you need to retype it) Psalm 34:1-2 I
will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my
mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear
thereof, and be glad. Advice from my cats:"meow when you feel like it."




-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angela
Fowler via Nfbc-info
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 6:01 PM
To: 'NFB of California List' <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Angela Fowler <fowlers at syix.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Can you believe this?

There is a change.org petition circulating regarding this issue. Let's send
a very clear message.

https://www.change.org/p/headmaster-of-hambrook-primary-school-hambrook-prim
ary-school-lily-grace-needs-her-long-white-cane-at-school?recruiter=12457008
&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_
term=des-lg-no_src-reason_msg

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa
Irving via Nfbc-info
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 1:08 PM
To: NFB of California List
Cc: Lisa Irving
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Can you believe this?

OMG! Does Canada have anything that resembles the American disabilities act?
Is Paul Gabby is still active in the NFB? I hope someone can help the little
girl get her came back and travel independently

From,
Lisa Irving

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 20, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Michael Hingson via Nfbc-info
<nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Blind girl banned from using cane at school for health and safety
> reasons
>
> Yahoo Canada News -- Wed, 18 Nov, 2015
>
> A mother of a blind seven-year-old girl has said she is absolutely
> livid after her daughter was banned from using her walking cane at
> school - in case she TRIPS up teachers and pupils.
> Lily-Grace Hooper suffered a stroke when she was just four days old,
> leaving her virtually blind and only able to see light in one eye.
> However, she received an essentially lifeline earlier this year when a
> charity donated her a fibre-glass walking cane - after she started
> using cardboard tubes to guide herself at home.
> But she has been banned from using the device at her primary school -
> after a risk assessment was carried out - and said it posed a high
> risk to others around her.
> Instead, Lily-Grace has been told she should instead have full adult
> support at all times - and has to walk carefully.
> The decision by Hambrook Primary School and the Sensory Support
> Service - which does assessments for schools - has infuriated mum Kristy.
> Kristy, 38, said: When the school told me she can no longer bring her
> cane into school, I just thought this must be health and safety gone mad.
> She hasnt had any problems with any of the other students, and none of
> the parents have complained about it - in fact, they have all been
> very supportive.
> I dont understand where the school is coming from.
>
> Lily-Grace has taken to the cane very quickly, and she needs it as she
> travels to school, walks to the playground, or just being in school.
>
> I am absolutely livid. What about the health and safety of my girl? I
> like school, they are a good school, but this really is very poor advice.
>
> Its just ridiculous. If you took a walking cane away from a blind
> adult, you would say that was discrimination. Its the same here.
>
> Kristy is worried that her daughter will become dependent on having
> someone show her around, while a helper would also set her daughter
> apart from the rest of her class.
>
> She added: It is a disability, but I want to celebrate it and make
> sure she can become independent.
>
> Sarah Murray, founder of Common Sense Canes, who donated a stick to
> Lily-Grace, described her treatment as absolute nonsense.
>
> Ive heard about this health and safety reasons, and I just cannot
> fathom what the school is thinking. Why are they taking a cane away
> from a little girl?
>
> School head Jo Dent has since said they would discuss the situation
> with Kristy.
>
> She said: The schools mobility officer raised health and safety issues
> around the new cane following a recent risk assessment.
>
> We have to consider all of our pupils, so it is important that we have
> an opportunity to discuss the situation before we make any decisions.
>
> We are very keen to resolve this issue as soon as possible and have
> been actively seeking to engage with the parent to bring this to an
> agreeable conclusion.
>
> The pupil has not been banned from bringing in their cane, we have
> simply asked them to not use it around school as a temporary measure
> until we have the chance to meet with the parent and discuss the
situation.
>
> It was initially hoped that we would have this resolved within a day
> or
two.
>
> https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blind-girl-banned-using-cane-161536749.html
>
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