[access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
- From: "Karl Proud" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:50:54 -0000
Léonie,
Never underestimate the sheer obliviousness of the male!
I've only been blind for 6 years now and I'm not sure I noticed much more
when I could see, it's a bloke thing.
Cheers
Karl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
This is a good point. I've met one person four or five times. On at
least two of those occasions I have been carrying either my symbol cane or
my long walking cane.
It was only after having apparently bumped into him at a conference
and, since I naturally hadn't spotted him, that he mentioned to a colleague
that I'd blanked him completely. When my colleague explained the situation,
he was absolutely astounded. It's reasonably evident that there is something
wrong with my eyes, as they're almost completely silvery in colour where the
iris should be. Besides, you'd think the long white cane might have given it
away in any case...
Léonie.
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Saqib
Sent: 03 December 2008 19:07
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
Hi Eleanor.. Don't take this the wrong way as we're all in the same
predicament. You would look just as blind weather you had a guide dog or a
cane. Its how confident you come across will impress the public and they
might just forget you are visually impaired smiles.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:20 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
> Interesting one Jackie. Now I am of the opposite view point. I hate
> a white stick, it gets stuck in the pavement and above all I feel 'blind'
> with
> it. My Guide Dog is my eyes and that is for true.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:03 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
>
>
>> So you wear a heavy coat for the winter, and a lighter one in the
>> summer. You have an evening bag to go out somewhere special (least I
>> do), and an ordinary bag for day-to-day purposes. Now you need a
>> guide dog for the city, and perhaps another dog with a different
>> temperament for more sedate strolls? You're having a laugh!! (chuckle).
>>
>> Frankly, it's why I would never ever have another guide dog if I were
>> paid millions, because there are too many rules and regulations, and
>> the dog always seems to be right in the eyes of the Association, not
>> the owner. I've heard time and again from people that the standard
>> of dog training has dropped. Each to their own, of course, but give
>> me the white cane any day of the week.
>>
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>> Braille Support Adviser
>> Email: Jackie.Cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and Sound Technology
>> Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton
>> NN3 6WD
>> Telephone: 01604 798024
>> Fax: 01604 798090
>> Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Derek Hornby
>> Sent: 03 December 2008 11:38
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
>>
>> Hi Andy
>> You A did say and I quote:
>>
>> "each of us are a credit to the organization,"
>>
>> So no problems then!
>>
>>
>> "So people like me, who have a little peripheral vision, are walking
>> about with dogs, which can in a flick of a second, get us killed."
>>
>> But those people witn no sight at all, must surely be at more risk!
>>
>> i feel the mista\ke you have made is to make threats.
>> I mean you said you:
>>
>> "Made a lot of noise and threats about seeing a lawyer"
>>
>> In another post you said you were told:
>>
>> "it was not quite a good idea to take my dog into Glasgow during the
>> festive season stating that the streets were very busy at this time
>> of the year."
>>
>> Well given GDBA said that, I feel that's proof they are taking your
>> safety seriously.
>>
>> If they feel you are not able to manage very busy conditions, they
>> will not recommend you do it.
>>
>> Regards, Derek
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