Hi. I didn't recommend giving up! Just to find a better alternative which can only be better for Eleanor. Personally this is what I would of done myself.
-----Original Message----- From: Eleanor Burke
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 10:27 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Posting to TwitterI think Twitter is a good social medium for blind people as it is accessable.
-----Original message----- From: mark bishop Sent: 29/09/2012, 10:17 am To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Posting to Twitter HiI think your advice of (give up) is totally wrong. If this advice was followed for all time we (that is disabled people) would be living in institutions instead of independently) Did you not watch the paralympics? I bet they never gave up.
thanks Mark Bishop----- Original Message ----- From: Saqib
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:41 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Posting to TwitterHi. Posting to twitter may not be enough because a single tweet can be missed by millions on the public timeline. If I were you just put it down to bad experience and go somewhere where it’s more friendly and accepting of guide dogs. Usually incidents like these get back to Guidedogs but to be honest with you it’s a waste of time as fighting with the owners of a shop or restaurant makes you out to be blind bitching and that isn’t your intention. I bet you wouldn’t have had any issues with the restaurant if you walked in with your cane. Something like this is a major turn off for me because I once considdered getting a guidedog but even that brings it’s own set of challenges and barriers. My frend who lives local to me can’t even take his dog into the local shops as they all won’t let him in with one. For something that is suppose to give one more independence! It’s just throwing more barriers in the way because you have limited access to restaurants, taxie
s and other services. . From: Iain Lackie Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 11:26 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Posting to TwitterYou just post a general tweet and include the Twitter name of the restaurant.
Iain From: Eleanor Burke Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 11:15 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Posting to Twitter Hi AllI went out for a meal tonight. New resteraunt. Had table booked but when I got to the resteraunt with my friend, the propritor came to confidentally say that 'no dogs are allowed'! I explained that it as a 'guide dog'! Still, no dogs allowed! I explained that it would be against the law to turn me away! Sorry, no dogs! I love dogs, I have them myself etc, she said but no dogs here!
I have the name of the resteraunt and looked it up on-line. See it is on Twitter. Is there any way I can put on Twitter about this? or can I only Tweet to my own group of friends/followers?
Unbelievable, this is London 2012! Interesting to read on their Twitter that they congratulate the Greek Paralympic team but still do not likie a guide dog in their resteraunt.
Now, I do not wish to start a dialogue about guide dog accessability, this is more to explain and ask about Twitter and if I can give the resteraunt poor press for the attitude to my guide dog. Maybe not to clutter up the list people can respond off list to me at eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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