[Cagdu] taxis

[robert stigile]

Hello Juliet,
I think you should handle it as you mentioned in the beginning.
If they don't show, and you try to go by and call one more time, 
then after the seminar do a story with the paper.
Keep us informed.
Keep up the great work,

Robert Stigile


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Juliett Cody" <julietcody at cox.net
>To: <cagdu at nfbcal.org
>Date sent: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:51:28 -0700
>Subject: [Cagdu] taxis

>Dear CAGDU Community and all concerned:

> We have not been able to get a commitment with the taxi 
companies.  Dispatching, keeps telling me that they are leaving a 
message with the big boss, and he/she is not responding.  I had 
someone go by one of the offices, and they said that the big boss 
was not in.  Peter   Mansell V.  P.  of CAGDU, contacted the 
Access center.  although, they could not attend the seminar, they 
called me.  They now are very aware of the problem, and they will 
support us .  The newspaper want a story.  Should we leave it 
alone for now?  We could come foward after our seminar.  I 
believe that then we will be better informed as to what to do.  
(That is after trying to go over there one  more time, and 
calling one last try.) Some advocates have suggested that after 
the seminar if we do not get cooperation from the taxi industry, 
we can begin making public statements as to, " Why it is 
important to us to educate the industry,  and We did invite them 
to our event.  However, they did not give us  much importance, or 
something like that.  Also that they refused to work with us.  
Here in North County San Diego, we have not had any problems yet, 
but in other parts of San Diego, we have.  What do you handlers  
or supporters think.  Is this something we want to have a short 
conference call about or should we play it as suggested above? We 
have a little time yet, but we need to move fast.  Please feel 
free to circulate this e-mail if anyone thinks it would help.

>At your service,
>Juliet Cody,
>President , California Association of Guide Dog Users