Well indeed Barry, I had my Twitter account sitting there dormant and I thought back to you at the beginning of the year or indeed end of last year and recalled all the media coverage and this was why I went for Twitter.
Eleanor----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Toner" <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 5:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Posting to Twitter
Hi,I'd use both. Social Media services while they can be fickle can be extremely powerful. Anyone remember the uprisings around the world? FaceBook and twitter where mediums that helpe a great deal. Also myself and my partner had huge media coverage at the start of the year with a Guide Dog/Easy Jet issue. The review sites are a good idea as an addition hough, as these are static and will remain in archives.Regards, Barry. -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan HSent: 29 September 2012 13:46 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Posting to Twitter In this particular case, I'd forget about twitter - it's extremely ephemeral, basically just a passing stream of consciousness. You'd do far better to post a review on tripadvisor. The restaurateur will automatically see it, as will anyone else looking at that restaurant. http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ - don't be libelous, just be honest. Say you'd love to be able to review the food, wine and service, but unfortunately you'll have to assume they were all one star as was the service in refusing you entry in contrevention of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Some useful links: http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/whatwedo/access/accessrestaurantsandpubs/restaurants-qa/ http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/uploads/media/Access_to_restaurants.pdfOn Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM, mark bishop <bishopmark74@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:HiTwitter is quite accessible. I do think it depends on what speech you areusing or what accessible twitter site you are using. As I now have the I-phone 4S I only use this for twitter. Mark Bishop ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 10:27 AM 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 Hi I 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 ininstitutions instead of independently) Did you not watch the paralympics? Ibet 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 Twitter Hi. Posting to twitter may not be enough because a single tweet can bemissed 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 ofguide dogs. Usually incidents like these get back to Guidedogs but to behonest with you it's a waste of time as fighting with the owners of a shopor restaurant makes you out to be blind bitching and that isn't yourintention. I bet you wouldn't have had any issues with the restaurant if youwalked in with your cane. Something like this is a major turn off for mebecause 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 Twitter You 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 All I 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 myselfetc, 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 onlyTweet 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 aguide 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. 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