From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 7 11:01:24 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:01:24 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Article: Foster a dog and help the physically challenged Message-ID: <200703072001.l27K1Xo4027715@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Article: Foster a dog and help the physically challenged Peoples Daily online, China Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Foster a dog and help the physically challenged SHANGHAI: If you love dogs and prepared to help physically challenged people, here is an opportunity. Call the Shanghai Association for the Disabled to apply to foster a labrador the city's first group of seeing eye dogs. "One of the major conditions for applicants is they can't keep another animal in the house, and have sufficient space for the dog to move about," a staff member surnamed Mo told China Daily. During six-to-eight-month period when the dog is with the volunteer, he or she is expected to properly look after the animal and treat it as a member of the family. "They are not supposed to give the dog any special training, but to bond with it, so it gets used to living with humans," Mo said. Six puppies are now with foster families, and will start their training as seeing eye dogs when they are 6 to 8 months old. The puppies are being provided by Nanjing's Police Dog Institution, and trained by Japan's Seeing Eye Dog Association. "We chose labradors because they are the best breed that can be trained as seeing eye dogs," Mo said. "We also considered German shepherds, which are very obedient after proper training, but people are often afraid of them. "We have received hundreds of applications so far," Mo said. However, she could not say how many families would be recruited, or how many puppies would be sent to foster homes. "We have just started this project. So there is still much to be decided," Mo said. The cost of training a seeing eye dog is expected to be more than 100,000 yuan ($12,300). Besides Shanghai, Dalian also has a training program for seeing eye dogs, Mo said. Shanghai has a total blind population of 160,000. The first group of dogs will be given "to the most needy". 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070307/0e56658e/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 7 12:58:58 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:58:58 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Dog House Wines Guide Wine Lovers to Support Charity Message-ID: <200703072125.l27LPkSL010890@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Dog House Wines Guide Wine Lovers to Support Charity Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@ velocity.net Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "BlindNews Mailing List" ramming.com> To: ramming.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 6:25 AM Subject: Dog House Wines Guide Wine Lovers to Support Charity Business Wire Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Dog House Wines Guide Wine Lovers to Support Charity NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dog House has introduced two new wines that are sure to wag the tail of wine lovers, Patches' Pinot Grigio and Zeke's Zinfandel, as part of the winery's on-going support of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Both wines are produced from grapes grown in California's cool-climate coastal regions, and will generate additional funds for the well-known charity. Guide Dogs for the Blind provides guide dogs and training free of charge to the blind and visually impaired, greatly enhancing their mobility and quality of life. Dog House Wines donates fifty cents for each bottle of wine it sells to Guide Dogs. Coupled with contributions from the winery's distributors, Dog House's annual donations in recent years have reached $50,000. "A remarkably high percentage of wine enthusiasts own dogs," says Mark Feinberg, Vice President of Marketing, White Rocket Wine Company. "Our customers contribute to a wonderful cause simply by enjoying a glass of Dog House wine." Dog House's new Patches' Pinot Grigio and Zeke's Zinfandel join Dog House's three established breeds - Charlie's Chard, Maxie's Merlot and Checkers' Cab - to provide wine enthusiasts with a kennel of dependably fun, food-friendly wines. Fresh, fruit-forward and sealed with a screwcap closure to ensure quality and ease of opening, they are priced under $10 to provide wine and dog devotees with doggone good wines they can enjoy on a daily basis. "We're interested not only in crafting high-quality premium wines, but also in contributing to the well-being of our fellow citizens," says Feinberg. "Because Dog House wines give people pleasure and are wonderful companions to food, it's a natural for us to support an organization that provides friendly, loyal companions to people in need." Patches' Pinot Grigio and Zeke's Zinfandel will be in stores beginning in April, as will informational bottle neckers detailing Dog House's Guide Dogs for the Blind sponsorship. Dog House wines were launched in May 2005 and, in 2006, became part of White Rocket Wine Company. White Rocket focuses on developing brands targeted to new wine consumers including the Millennial generation who comprise a large and ever-growing segment of the premium wine market. In addition to Dog House, White Rocket markets Camelot and Tin Roof Cellars. The company is headquartered in Napa, CA. Editors: Photos available Contacts White Rocket Wine Company Mark Feinberg, 707-254-4811 mark.feinberg@ wrwines.com http://home. businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=200 70306006284&newsLang=en -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070307/02c86237/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 7 13:00:55 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 13:00:55 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Guide Dog September 11 survivor to retire Message-ID: <200703072127.l27LRhMJ019407@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Guide Dog September 11 survivor to retire Business Wire Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Guide Dog 9-11 Survivor to Retire By Press Release SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roselle, the trusty Guide Dog that led her partner, Michael Hingson, from the 78th floor of the World Trade Center and away from the collapsing buildings to safety on 9-11 is about to hang up her harness. She will spend the rest of her life as a pampered pet in the Hingson home, and will volunteer as a good will ambassador, greeting visitors to the campus of her alma mater, Guide Dogs for the Blind. Who: Yellow Labrador retriever Guide Dog Roselle and her human partner, WTC survivor Michael Hingson. What: Press conference/Photo Opportunity to formally announce Roselle's retirement. Interviews, photos, tours, puppy viewing can be arranged on request. When: 10 a.m., Friday, March 9, 2007 Where: Guide Dogs for the Blind, 350 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA http://www.guidedog s.com/site/PageServer?pagename=about_campus_ca Hi-res photos available: http://www.guidedog s.com/site/PageServer?pagename=news_press _ photos&JServSessionIdr002=re3gr0rjf1.app5b (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) 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Hingson, who is blind, was lead out of the burning World Trade Center on 9/11 by Roselle. -PHOTOS BY JOHN LUDWIG/Daily Forum Speaker tells students how his canine companion became a dog of honor She's received awards, accolades and medals. She's been to the White House at a personal invitation from President Bush. She's met Queen Noor, the Queen of Jordan, heads of state, congressmen and the Prime Minister of New Zealand. And she has a cold wet nose. She's Roselle, a 9-year-old yellow labrador retriever who escaped from the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center when it was hit by a hijacked airplane on 9/11; all the while leading her owner, Michael Hingson, down the stairwell and out of the burning building to safety. Hingson has been blind since birth, and Roselle is the fifth guide dog he's owned. On Monday afternoon, Hingson spoke to students from Horace Mann Laboratory school about their experiences in the wake of the 9/11 attack, describing, in detail, how they left the building, and how people with disabilities do things differently in their daily routines. He was in Maryville as the featured speaker for the Northwest Missouri State University spring Ploghoft Lecture. "I don't get to do things the way you do, and you don't get to do things the way I do," Hingson said to the assembled classes. In telling his story, Hingson told the students that having a disability doesn't impair him from doing many of the same everyday things that the rest of us do. "What I wish in the world is that more people would understand how other people do things," he said. "I do things differently than you, but I can still do the same things that you do." He even does a lot of the cooking around the house, as well as grilling and barbecuing for him and his wife, who is disabled and in a wheelchair. "She doesn't walk, and I don't see," Hingson said. "So she reads the book, and I push the wheelchair - it works out well." Hingson told students that while he may do things differently than them (his computer talks to him, he has a special watch to "feel" the time with his fingers and he reads braille), with Roselle's help, he can still move around on his own. "The point is that I can walk around, and I can walk around safely," he said of Roselle's aid. For example, when crossing a street, Hingson said Roselle's job "is to make sure that we walk safely," but there's a large measure of trust and teamwork involved. "It was up to me to tell her when to start, but she had the authority, she had the right to change our direction because she doesn't think it's safe," he said. Hingson has owned Roselle for about seven and a half years now. And, as any guide-dog-to-owner relationship must, the two have gone through a lot together, strengthening their bond and tightening their trust. But nothing can compare with that early Tuesday morning in 2001 when Roselle and Hingson had to rely on each other as never before. At the time, Hingson worked for the sales division of Quantum ATL, a company that designed backup libraries for computer data recovery. His office was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, about 1,000 feet above street level. "When the airplanes hit, we had no idea what was going on," Hingson said. "We never knew what really happened until after both towers fell." The force of the impact was so great that the North Tower flexed with the blow, tipping outward almost 20 feet, Hingson said. After evacuating his employees, Hingson and his friend David (who remained in the office with him during the evacuations) and Roselle began their long twisting flight down the stairwell of the North Tower. "It took us an hour to walk out of the building," Hingson said. "That's how high up we were." While traveling down the stairs, all the while lead by Roselle, Hingson and the thousands of other people exiting the building were enduring ever-rising temperatures from the fires raging above them. Temperatures rose to more than 90 degrees as they made their way down the stairs, the smell of smoke and the harsh fumes of burning jet fuel wafting through the long passage. "It was very quiet on the stairs," Hingson said. After descending for some time, firefighters passed Hingson and Roselle on the stairs, asked if he was OK, and continued on up to combat the fire. Hingson said he remembers people cheering the firefighters on and clasping several of them on the back while Roselle gave affectionate kisses to them. They would be among the 2,973 people who died in the attack and the 343 New York City firefighters who gave their lives that day. While they were making their way down the stairs, the second tower was hit by another hijacked airplane. Hingson said that in the tight partnership an owner and guide dog share, the animal often reacts to their handler, and he had to focus on remaining calm while she lead them down the stairs. "If I acted nervous, Roselle would be nervous because she'd be worried for me," he said. "She really looks to me for guidance, which is why it's important that the team relationship be a close one. So while we were going down the stairs, I knew it was really important for me to keep calm and encourage Roselle along the way. She focused on her job and did a really wonderful job." After exiting the building, nearly an hour after their descent had began, Roselle lead Hingson away from the tower. They had only been out of the building about 20 minutes when the first tower collapsed. Smoke, soot, ash and debris rained down from above while Roselle tugged and pulled Hingson along. "We had to run to save our lives," he said. "I survived because I learned to work with Roselle. I learned to work as a team to trust her. Even though I couldn't see, I was able to do that just like other people who can see." Hingson and Roselle escaped the tumbling pieces of the World Trade Center and the flames and smoke that fell from the sky. Together. They were covered from head to toe with hot soot, but none the worse for wear. "We were very close to it," he said. "Everyone was covered. Absolutely covered." Since that day, Hingson has taken a job working as the national public affairs director for Guide Dogs for the Blind, the company who trained Roselle. They've traveled the world, appeared on Larry King Live, and shared their story with thousands of people the across the globe. All the while stressing the importance of balancing love and trust in a relationship, and how, no matter what abilities or disabilities we have, people can be stronger together, as a team. Hingson characterizes Roselle as a happy dog who "likes to sleep and likes to relax." But there's no arguing their importance to each other, and the strength of the bond they share, forged through the worst disaster in America's history. And if Roselle's idea of a good time is to lay on the grass, under the sun, relaxing and sleeping, who's to blame her? After all, if there's one dog that deserves a little break, it's her. She's earned it. jludwig at maryvilleda ilyforum.com http://www.maryvill edailyforum.com/articles/2007/03/05/news/news1.txt -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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She needed to raise $10,000 and was $4,000 short. The money paid for the intensive training provided by Luke Biamonte. Wilkins, who spends most of her time in a wheelchair, started losing her sight about two years ago. While most working dogs have only one job, Logan has two. He will be a guide dog for Wilkins and a service dog, opening doors and picking things up for her. This dog is a trailblazer because he's guiding a wheelchair. He moved in last month. "They've formed such a strong bond already," Biamonte said. "It's so nice to see the progress." http://www.hamilton spectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1 &c=Article&cid=1173048610702&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815 -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070307/458fc7b5/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 7 12:56:46 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:56:46 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Fw: 19 Taking Action Update: Restaurant Changes Policy Message-ID: <200703072156.l27Lus6k027802@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Fw: 19 Taking Action Update: Restaurant Changes Policy Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@ velocity.net Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "BlindNews Mailing List" ramming.com> To: ramming.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:03 AM Subject: 19 Taking Action Update: Restaurant Changes Policy WHNT Huntsville, AL, USA Monday, March 05, 2007 19 Taking Action Update: Restaurant Changes Policy By Amber Stuart Caption: "Kate", Pamela Ewald's guide dog NewsChannel 19's Amber Stuart reports: China Cook on Winchester Road has changed its policy. They will now allow guide dogs in their restaurants, just no pets. This is a follow-up to a 19 Taking Action investigation we brought you last week. Renny Ye, an employee at China Cook says they made a mistake on Friday. They didn't know the law when they denied Pamela Ewald service when she brought her guide dog, Kate, inside the restaurant. Ewald called Huntsville Police when the restaurant wouldn't allow her guide dog in with her. Police encouraged Ewald to call NewsChannel 19. Now, they've squared that away with the Madison County Health Department. They're allowing guide dogs and want to do a good business. Nancy Pendegraph has been using a guide dog for 14 years, and is an advocate for guide dog teams. "Our service animals are trained," said Pendegraph. She says she doesn't like what happened to Pamela Ewald. Nancy just wants business owners to understand it's a federal law. "A service animal, a guide dog, may accompany that person," said Pendegraph. "If a person fails to admit them, they can be fined." Nancy says she's not out to put people out of business -- she just wants them to be aware of the law. "Our goal is not to fine people. Ours is to have people understand," said Pendegraph. "We won't disrupt their business. We want the independence to go there, but we don't want to take anything away from them. It's to give us our independence." Before we left the China Cook restaurant on Monday, Renny Ye told NewsChannel 19 the staff would call Pamela Ewald to apologize to her for denying service on Friday. http://www.whnt. com/global/story.asp?s=6181075 -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070307/b2e1f5b6/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 7 12:57:56 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:57:56 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Fw: Blind Woman, Dog Kicked Out of Restaurant Message-ID: <200703072158.l27Lw4xG017896@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Fw: Blind Woman, Dog Kicked Out of Restaurant Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@ velocity.net Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "BlindNews Mailing List" ramming.com> To: ramming.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:01 AM Subject: Blind Woman, Dog Kicked Out of Restaurant WHNT Huntsville, AL, USA Friday, March 02, 2007 Blind Woman, Dog Kicked Out of Restaurant By Barry Hiett NewsChannel 19's Barry Hiett reports Pamela Ewald lost her eyesight when she was only 22. But with the help from her guide dog Kate, Pamela is able to get around relatively easy. She uses Kate's eyes like they were her own. Friday, Pamela and her friend Brenda decided to get some Chinese food. They paid a visit to China Cook on Winchester Road. But when Pamela took Kate inside, she found out there was a problem. A manager, Pamela says, wasn't thrilled to see the 5-year-old black Lab in her restaurant. "She treated us very ugly. She told me that I had to put my dog outside, that she was not allowed in the restaurant," says Pamela. Pamela says she tried to explain to the lady that Kate goes everywhere she goes. "I told the young lady that she was a service dog. She was my eyes. And she said she didn't care what she was, she was a dog and to get her outside." Pamela says she then called police to try to get an officer to explain to the manager it's legal to allow service dogs inside restaurants. Still, she says the manager wouldn't budge. The incident, Pamela says, made her angry. She says she later called Newschannel 19 with one goal in mind. "To understand that our service dogs are very well minded, are very clean and they are more obedient than some of the people and children that come into their establishment," says Pamela. The manager at China Cook didn't want to go on camera but she does say she won't allow dogs in her restaurant because of local health department rules. http://www.whnt. com/global/story.asp?s=6171522 -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070307/6df1d978/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 7 16:01:46 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 16:01:46 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: CAGDU Listserv Message-ID: <200703080101.l2811tnY029751@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hey Tiff, here is the correct file. Sorry about that. Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ From: Tiffany Manosh [mailto:tmanosh at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 2:13 PM To: Tina Thomas Subject: RE: CAGDU Listserv Hey Tina, I have spoken with Juliet and she is ok with what we are doing. Can you please send me the latest CAGDU List so I can subscribe people to the list. I would appreciate this. Thanks for your help, Tiffany Tina Thomas wrote: Yeah Tiff, I think that is A great idea. That way, we get any of the fall out from people complaining that they can't get on the list serve. Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ From: Tiffany Manosh [mailto:tmanosh at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:32 AM To: Tina Thomas Subject: RE: CAGDU Listserv Hey Tina, I wanted to run this by you first before doing anything else. I think it would probably be a good idea if I sign up everyone who is an active member of CAGDU once I inform Juliet of it. What do you think? Thanks for your help, Tiffany Tina Thomas wrote: Hey Tiff, did you subscribe everyone else to the list? Also do you need A back-up moderator? Thanks. Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ From: Tiffany Manosh [mailto:tmanosh at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:05 PM To: Tina Thomas Subject: CAGDU Listserv Hey Tina, I just got off the phone with Brian and we are up an running. So, do you want to use this list? If so, have you contacted Yahoo to delete the two there. If you like I can subscribe you or you can subscribe yourself at: https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo/cagdu Let me know which way you want to do it. Thanks, Tiffany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070307/b05ee6dd/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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AssociatedContent.com (USA) Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Me and My Guide Dog: What You've Always Wanted to Know By Angela Kimball Takeaways Dogs cannot see the color of traffic lights to know when to cross the street. My guide does not instinctively know where I want to go. Handlers do not pay extra to travel with their guide on a bus, plane, etc. Traveling around town, I have been known to become a spectacle. Well, it isn't me the locals are staring at; their gaze is actually on my guide dog. I am a guide dog handler. I am partnered with a yellow lab from Pilot Dogs, Inc. We have been a team for three years now. Elton, now 4 years old, has traveled many places with me. On a typical day we can be seen taking a stroll in Ohio, but together we have visited numerous states. Walking the Las Vegas strip and a trip to The Statue of Liberty are a couple of my favorite trips with my guide. During our travels, numerous people have stopped to chat about guide dogs. Often certain questions arise during the course of our conversation. I will answer some of the most common questions to the best of my knowledge based on my personal experiences. Traffic Safety One of the biggest myths about traveling with a guide dog is the misunderstanding that the dog can see colors and tell by the traffic light when to cross the street. Dogs cannot see colors and gauge a traffic light. In fact, my guide doesn't tell me when it is safe to cross the street. It is my job to tell the dog when to move forward. During orientation and mobility training, a blind or visually impaired individual learns how to listen to patterns of traffic to determine when it is safe to cross a street. We learn to travel with our parallel traffic. A dog has no desire to become road pizza so it will undoubtedly try to keep himself and the handler out of the way of traffic, but as a handler, the blind person must have good orientation and mobility skills. A Dog's Intuition Many people know that a dog and a human have an unbreakable bond. Some even believe that a dog and its master begin to know each other so well that the dog knows what the owner wants before the handler asks. In my experience, this is not true. Elton does not instinctively know where I want to go. We do not head out on a Monday morning and just coincidentally end up at the bank. A handler needs to tell the guide dog where to go. For example, I use commands such as "right", "left", or "forward". The blind person needs to know to travel three blocks then turn right. Go four blocks then make a left. The third driveway is the bank. Training Guide dog training can vary greatly from school to school or person to person. Each school or trainer does things a tiny bit different from another, but all have the same goal in mind. The safety of both dog and handler is of utmost importance. Most guide dog schools begin socialization of puppies when they are just a few weeks old. Potential guides go through formal training after they are about a year old. Again, this varies greatly from one dog to another. Formal training takes several months. The guide dog handler usually spends about one month at a guide dog school before going home with their first guide. Handlers are trained to take care of nearly every aspect of their guide's care. Feeding, bathing, grooming, and even bathroom cleanup is covered in class. My guide was not trained to pick up things for me. So often, I am asked if he will pick up a dropped object. Although at times this would be handy, it is not necessary. We handlers are taught to pick up after our dogs, maybe they could pick up things for us, too. Doggy Etiquette The public frequently questions me about what to do when approaching me and my guide. Let me begin by explaining what is inappropriate. Never call the dog or whistle for a guide. This or similar actions will get the handler hurt! It is unsafe for you to have a conversation by yelling out the window with your buddy while traveling down the highway at 65 mph. It is unsafe for me to be crossing a street when my guide chooses to glance in the direction of a caller and trips me into a manhole or over a curb. Although we probably all agree that my guide is a good dog and deserves a treat every now and again, please allow the handler to take care of feeding the animal. Avoid giving a dog a treat of any kind. Some dogs are on specific diets for health reasons. All guides are fed when the handler dictates. A treat can cause problems for both the guide dog and the handler. If you must pass a treat along for the hard working animal, give it to the handler for when they get home. When approaching a blind person with a guide dog, do not reach down and start petting the dog. If you would like to pet the animal, always ask first. Some handlers do not mind their guide getting the occasional pet and other handlers do. There are times when petting a guide dog is just not safe for the handler, so be certain to ask and respect the handler's answer. Accessibility A guide dog is a service animal. For that reason, I can travel with my guide dog anywhere the public is permitted. Yes, Elton and I have traveled on buses, planes, and in taxis. We have ventured to hotels, grocery stores, restaurants and the like. I am not required to pay extra fares or fees because I choose to take my guide dog with me. That would be like asking a person in a wheelchair to pay extra for the wheelchair to ride the bus. I do try to be courteous when I travel to other's homes. This is a private home. The person can request that my guide not come with me. I know there are certain circumstances when it may not be appropriate to bring Elton with me, but my general philosophy is if Elton can't come with me, then I probably don't want to be there. What is in a name? My guide was named before he and I were partnered as a team. I had no influence on his name at all. We are introduced to each other in our rooms at school. This is when I learn the breed and color of the dog. The guide's name is then revealed to us at that time. Breed Preference Guide dog schools often use more than one breed of dog. The most common breeds are German Shepherds, Labs, and Golden Retrievers. Other breeds used may be Dobermans, Standard Poodles, Boxers, or a cross. So many varieties are available. Each school or individual trainer will take into consideration of what breed a person prefers, but a good working team is of utmost importance. As Elton and I travel together, we will enjoy our conversations with curious and interested parties. My goal is to someday venture to all the states in the U.S. with Elton by my side. Maybe we will pass you along the way. If our paths should meet, do say hello. (Thanks to Shelley K for telling us about this article) http://www.associat edcontent.com/article/157524/me_and_my_guide_dog_what_youve_always.html -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070308/6ce58793/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 8 15:43:04 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:43:04 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Blind ambition: Pups embark on journey to be guide dogs Message-ID: <200703082343.l28NhD5C020378@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Blind ambition: Pups embark on journey to be guide dogs Shanghai Daily, China Sunday, March 04, 2007 Blind ambition: Pups embark on journey to be guide dogs By Lu Feiran The city continued on its pathfinding way on Friday with the launch of a guide dog training program, Shanghai Daily reported. It has been a triumph for teamwork, with the Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation, the Nanjing Research Institute of Police Dogs and the Japan Guide Dog Association all lending a hand. The first six labrador pups imported from the United Kingdom were yesterday turned over to volunteer families to undergo house training, which will last for six to eight months. All six pups, four male and two female, are three months old. After they become accustomed to family life, they will receive further, more intensive training. http://english. eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro/u1a2658997.html -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070308/3ce7457b/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 8 15:44:54 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:44:54 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Poodle with oodles of potential Message-ID: <200703082345.l28Nj3ks010126@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz Subject: Poodle with oodles of potential Bay of Plenty Times, New Zealand Sunday, March 04, 2007 Poodle with oodles of potential By KATHERINE HOBY PICTURE: MARK McKEOWN: Bay of Plenty-Coromandel guide dog mobility instructor Dennis Walker with Quanda. Quanda is a bit of a head turner. But this poodle has substance as well as style in her role as a trainee guide dog. Bay of Plenty-Coromandel guide dog mobility instructor Dennis Walker said Quanda was the first poodle he had worked with in the region and that she attracted a lot of attention. "A lot of people will notice her," he said. "It is difficult sometimes because I might have just got her to concentrate and someone will react. They go `oh look, it's a poodle', and she goes `oh look, it's me' and gets excited and we have to start all over again. " While the trend nationally and internationally was to work with labradors, Mr Walker said other breeds such as boxers, schnauzers and dalmations had been successfully trained as guide dogs. The big advantage Quanda and other poodles had was that they did not shed hair, assisting people with allergies. "As far as being a guide dog goes, she is just as intelligent and keen to learn," Mr Walker said. "The biggest difference is in the off time. She's really quite silly with her harness off. She takes things and throws them in the air and bats them around." If placed in the Bay of Plenty-Coromandel region, Quanda will be the first poodle to work as a guide dog in the area. That is likely to be decided in Auckland next week when instructors gather to talk about pairing dogs with people on the waiting list. There are about 30 people nationwide waiting to be matched with a dog. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070308/09b9915f/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 8 15:48:22 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:48:22 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [Fw: [Nfbc-info] San Diego Disability CoordinatorPosition Message-ID: <200703082348.l28NmVix005569@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz -----Original Message----- From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christella Garcia Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 2:03 PM Subject: Fw: [Nfbc-info] San Diego Disability CoordinatorPosition ----- Original Message ----- [Nfbc-info] San Diego Disability Coordinator Position Hi folks, A very nice job in southern California has been posted. Please see details below. Bryan Bashin ??? http://apps.sandiego.gov /pjaol8/bulletins/3122.pdf February 8, 2007 Number U7011 The City of San Diego is accepting resumes for the unclassified position of DISABILITY SERVICES COORDINATOR Salary Range: Open within an established range of $75,000 to $85,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Recruitment: Open to all Qualified Candidates. Filing Deadline: Open until filled. The City: With more than 1.2 million people, the City of San Diego is the eighth largest city in the United States and the second largest in California. The City of San Diego??Ts strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions, unsurpassed quality of life and world-renowned location makes it the ideal place to work, live and play. With its great weather, miles of sandy beaches and major attractions, San Diego is affectionately known worldwide as ??oAmerica??Ts Finest City.??? As one of the region??Ts largest employers, the City of San Diego has a combined Fiscal Year 2007 budget of over $2.56 billion and employs nearly 11,000 highly dedicated employees. Additional information about the City of San Diego can be obtained on the City??Ts website: www.sandiego.gov. The Position: Under the leadership of the Mayor and the general direction of the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, the Disability Services Coordinator will oversee the City??Ts Community Services programs and be responsible for the management and oversight of the following functions: ?-? Maintain liaison and coordination with City departments and other governmental agencies to formulate and administer policies affecting the disabled community; ?-? Monitor and coordinate the City of San Diego??Ts compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Assembly Bill 2222) and additional federal and state regulations; ?-? Update and implement the City of San Diego Self Evaluation, which includes the Transition Plan and act as a single point of contact for its progress; ?-? Develop and maintain policy and procedures for complaints related to disability access to programs, services and activities, facilitate and track resolution of the complaints; ?-? Develop and oversee maintenance of effective tracking and record keeping systems related to facility and infrastructure accessibility; ?-? Act as a clearinghouse for information regarding federal and state policy and regulations relating to accessibility; ?-? Provide information and referral services to citizens with disabilities to assist them in obtaining appropriate City and community services; CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 202 C STREET, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101 (619)236-6330 Disability Services Coordinator Page 2 ?-? Serve as a liaison to City agencies, state and local agencies, as well as to community-based organizations to discuss disability issues, policies, programs, and initiatives to ensure awareness and coordination of the interests and concerns of people with disabilities and physical and programmatic access for persons with disabilities in all City and funded organizations; ?-? Promote the culture of inclusion and nondiscrimination in all City programs, services and activities by educating policy makers and staff with workshops, trainings and consultation; ?-? Ensure that people with disabilities are provided equal opportunity in employment with the City; ?-? Perform related duties as assigned. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications: ?-? A commitment to public service, fiscal responsibility and innovation in government; ?-? Thorough knowledge of the laws, regulations, policies and administrative procedures applicable to the civil rights of persons with disabilities; ?-? Substantial, progressively responsible management experience, including budgetary and managerial expertise, preferably providing disability services in a public service environment; ?-? Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to proactively identify and support creative and viable solutions; ?-? Ability to analyze City policies, procedures and operating practices relevant to persons with disabilities and to determine if they are in compliance with applicable laws; ?-? Ability to balance competing interests in regulatory and political environment; ?-? Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong public speaking and presentation skills; ?-? Working knowledge of issues related to people with disabilities in the community and relevant social service support networks; ?-? Focus on enhanced customer service and customer satisfaction; ?-? Strong business and political acumen to work effectively with the disabled community, City management and employees, elected officials and the general public; ?-? Strong leadership skills, with the ability to successfully interact with a wide variety of stakeholders; ?-? Active and genuine commitment to managing diversity in the workplace and encouraging high performing teams. NOTE: Position will require some evening and weekend hours and occasional travel. Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates these qualifications may be qualifying. Possession of a Bachelor??Ts Degree in a related field and a minimum of three years experience involved in the interpretation and application of laws, rules, regulations and policies directly related to persons with disabilities would be a typical way to demonstrate these qualifications. Selection Process: To be considered for this position, please submit two copies of your current resume, a letter of interest highlighting your relevant experience, and three work related references to: The City of San Diego, Personnel Department, Employment Information Center, 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 101A, MS 51P, San Diego, CA 92101, in an envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL: Unclassified Recruitment - Disability Services Coordinator or email to PersonnelUnclassified at sandiego.gov. EOE/ADA. TVR\February 8, 2007\2262 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > Nfbc-info mailing list > Nfbc-info at nfbnet.org > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbc-info > -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 - Release Date: 3/8/2007 10:58 AM From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 8 15:41:51 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:41:51 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Bill would assure vet care for assistance animals Message-ID: <200703090042.l290g0An001218@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Bill would assure vet care for assistance animals Louisville Courier-Journal, KY, USA Friday, March 02, 2007 Bill would assure vet care for assistance animals Veterinarians would be required to provide emergency treatment for dogs trained to assist the disabled, without requiring advance payment, under a bill passed yesterday by the House Health and Welfare Committee. Senate Bill 23, which has already passed the Senate, now goes to the House for final action. The sponsor, Sen. Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, said she filed the bill after learning of an incident in her district in which the guide dog of a visually impaired woman was struck by a car and injured. The woman rushed the dog to an emergency veterinarian who refused to treat it without a $100 cash payment in advance, Harper Angel said. The woman didn't have the money with her, and her dog died before she could get to another veterinarian. Harper Angel said she doubts such situations occur often but she wants to prevent them. "It's a small bill but it's important if it saves one animal,'' she said. The measure, proposed to be added to state law that provides protections to people with assistance animals, carries a possible penalty of up to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. http://www.courier- journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/NEWS01/703020478/1008/NEWS01 -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070308/f41b469e/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 8 17:12:10 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 17:12:10 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Fw: [TSE-Chat] Dog and master barred from bus files law suit. Message-ID: <200703090112.l291CJSs002952@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz -----Original Message----- From: GDUI-Friends at yahoogroups.com [mailto:GDUI-Friends at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Deb and Cori Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 4:25 PM Subject: Fw: [TSE-Chat] Dog and master barred from bus files law suit. Subject: [TSE-Chat] Dog and master barred from bus files law suit. > Discrimination still takes place, after the Morris Franck pioneering > years, after the ADA and after thousands of successful dog handlers > travels hundreds of millions of miles on public transit. When are > people going to get it? > > Mike T > > Bus Firm Prohibited Guide Dog, Suit Says > > By > > Sue Anne Pressley Montes > > Washington Post Staff Writer > > Thursday, March 8, 2007; Page B02 > > Joe Orozco goes everywhere with his seeing-eye dog, Gator, a > relationship protected by federal law. Now Orozco has sued a Chinatown > bus company, claiming > > discrimination because employees tried to bar him and his dog from > boarding buses in Washington and New York. > > On New Year's Eve, employees of Todays Bus Inc. said Orozco could not > bring his dog on a bus leaving downtown Washington for Manhattan. They > relented only > > after Orozco called D.C. police, who explained federal disabilities > law permitting service animals to accompany their owners, according to > a suit filed > > yesterday in U.S. District Court. > > On Jan. 1, Orozco again met resistance as he and his dog tried to > board another of the company's buses for the return trip to the > District. That time, the > > suit said, they were allowed on after heated argument and a long delay > -- but were instructed to go to the back of the bus. > > Orozco said he spent the four-hour trip on the seat by the toilet, > feeling "humiliated." > > "I felt hopeless that I couldn't do anything to change what had happened," > he said in an interview yesterday. ". . . I thought, if I wasn't > blind, this > > wouldn't be happening. Being discriminated against was one thing, but > having been segregated was upsetting." > > Orozco, 24, is an AmeriCorps volunteer who works as a caseworker with > refugees in the District. His suit alleges discrimination under the > Americans With > > Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits discrimination in services, > facilities or public accommodations. He seeks a federal order > requiring the bus company > > to train its staff and make a formal apology, plus monetary damages. > > "It's shocking that they didn't understand their obligations," said > Amy Metzel, an attorney with University Legal Services, the protection > and advocacy > > agency for D.C. residents with disabilities that is representing Orozco. > "It's a very blatant case of discrimination based on disability." > > A man who identified himself as the son of the owner of Todays Bus, > located at 610 I St. NW, said yesterday that he regrets what happened, > attributing the > > problems to employees' difficulties in understanding English and their > lack of familiarity with the law. > > "We feel bad for it," Jimmy Zhang said. "It sounds like our company is > bad, but now our company knows what laws exist and what we must do." > > Orozco, a Houston native who moved to the District last year, has been > blind since a fall when he was 2, he said. Until he acquired Gator, a > 75-pound German > > shepherd, in July 2004, he used a white cane to get around, he said. > He described the dog, who came from the Seeing Eye in Morristown, > N.J., the country's > > pioneer guide dog school, as "well groomed and well trained." > > The incidents marred what was intended to be a New Year's holiday in > New York for him and four friends, he said. Because of budget > concerns, they opted > > to try Todays Bus for the first time, he said; a one-way ticket from > the District to New York costs $20. > > When Orozco reached the front of the passenger line with Gator in the > District, he said, an employee prevented their boarding, saying no > animals were allowed > > on the buses. Ignoring Gator's identification card as a service > animal, the employee told Orozco that his only choice was to put the > dog beneath the bus > > in the luggage compartment, the lawsuit alleges. > > "I told him that was ridiculous," Orozco said yesterday. > > Orozco said he has had minor problems with local store owners and > restaurant managers who initially tried to bar his dog, then relented > when he explained. > > "But I've never been told I couldn't get on public transportation," he > said. > > He said he took care to inform the company he would be returning the > next day, hoping to avoid a repeat of the first incident. But when he > arrived at the > > bus company station in Manhattan, the reaction was worse. > > "There was not much of an explanation beyond, 'No dogs, you can't get on,' > " > he said. The bus left as the argument continued, he said, and when an > employee > > said he could get on the next bus if he and the dog sat in the back, > he agreed. > > "It was cold, we were already late," he said. "The situation was such > that we just wanted to get home." > > > > > Mike&Brent > email: mrtownsend at comcast.net > Arlington, Virginia > Home phone: (571) 431-6280 > Cellular Phone: (732) 718-9480 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 - Release Date: > 3/8/2007 > 10:58 AM > > > > > > to contact the list owner > TSE-Chat-owner at yahoogroups.com > > to subscribe > TSE-Chat-subscribe at yahoogroups.com > > To receive message digests > TSE-Chat-digest at yahoogroups.com > > To receive individual messages > TSE-Chat-normal at yahoogroups.com > > To go no mail > TSE-Chat-nomail at yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 - Release Date: 3/8/2007 10:58 AM From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 10 14:05:08 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:05:08 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Fw: Are the Blind in a Bine Message-ID: <200703102305.l2AN5Jbw021333@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Hey folks, this is not guide dog related, but it is an interesting read no technology access for the blind. Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Fw: Are the Blind in a Bine To: > Are the blind in a bind? > > >> Daily Herald, Everett WA, USA >> Sunday, February 11, 2007 > >> Are the blind in a bind? > >> By Brian Bergstein, Associated Press > >> An IBM initiative is making strides in helping decipher Web site >> information for the blind > >> WESTFORD, Mass. - Cynthia Ice is blind and lives in the suburbs, > so >> shopping on the Internet can make her routine easier. But it > also leads >> her into odd dead ends - like the time a technical shift in a > Web grocery >> site made its meat department inaccessible to her screen-reading > software. > >> "Everybody could go on the Atkins diet but me," she joked. > >> Such troubles are especially common for computer users with > disabilities >> as the Web takes on many features that make sites appear more > like dynamic >> programs than static documents. > >> While that design trend gives many people more engaging Web > experiences, >> good old static documents can be much easier for screen-reading > software >> to decipher and narrate to the blind. Such software has trouble >> interpreting newer "Web 2.0" features, such as text that pops up > without a >> mouse click, or data that automatically update in real time. > >> "The new technology being implemented poses even more of a > threat to the >> small accessibility wins we have made," Steven Tyler, who heads > disability >> access services at Britain's Royal National Institute for the > Blind, wrote >> in an e-mail. "Around 80 percent of Web sites we estimate as > having >> accessibility problems, some considerable." > >> However, progress is being made on programming hooks that would > help >> screen-reading tools grasp the new Web's advanced layers of > content. > >> Web architects at IBM Corp. have been laboring on a system > called >> iAccessible2 that addresses some common scenarios bedeviling >> screen-reading software. > >> For example, consider software "trees" where clicking on little > plus or >> minus signs in boxes expands data or rolls it up. To the ears of > someone >> using screen-reading software, the setup can present a > hard-to-visualize >> jumble. > >> To deal with this, iAccessible2 makes it possible for a blind > user to be >> told where text on the screen lies in the tree. A bit of text > might be the >> second item on a list of five, for example, at a "depth" of two > - meaning >> it required a click to be revealed. > >> Aspects of iAccessible2 are being integrated into the > open-source Firefox >> Web browser. The technology also is entering IBM's Lotus and > Workplace >> office-productivity programs. Ice, 48, who has been blind for 20 > years >> because of diabetes, helps lead the effort in Lotus. > >> A longer-term goal is to make it easier for blind people to deal > with Web >> pages that offer complicated stews of changing information. > >> IBM Web architect Aaron Leventhal pointed to basketball box > scores that >> dynamically update dozens of statistics as a game progresses. A > sighted >> person easily can zero in on the most vital information - the > game score - >> and glance only occasionally at unfolding data of lesser > importance, such >> as free-throw percentages. > >> But how can a screen-reading program know to utter only certain > stats as >> they are updated and not every single one? > >> Leventhal and colleagues believe one answer is to encode parts > of a Web >> page - in this case, certain statistics - as "rude," "assertive" > and >> "polite." Screen-reading software could be programmed to > vocalize "polite" >> information anytime and the "assertive" data less frequently. > >> This concept is still in development, but Leventhal hopes it > becomes part >> of Web production tools so site designers bake it in as they > create pages. > >> "We don't want accessibility to be the thing that limits what > people can >> do on their Web sites," Leventhal said. "We're not trying to > slow down the >> world. We're trying to say, take accessibility into account." > > >> http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/02/11/100bus_blind001.cfm > > > __________ NOD32 2066 (20070216) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070310/a55e5e64/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070310/a55e5e64/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 10 14:09:37 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:09:37 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW:blind man denide access on A navy ship Message-ID: <200703102309.l2AN9mYW029103@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: interesting Group: Navy Shortsighted on Tours By Jessica Fargen Boston Herald Reporter Monday, March 5, 2007 A national rights group for the blind is vowing action after a vision-impaired South Boston man was denied a visit on the historic USS John F. Kennedy yesterday after Navy officers told him it was too perilous for the blind. "When it happens, it's a very traumatic experience to be denied the right to participate in something," said Mika Pyyhkala, 34, who unlike 30,000 other people, did not get a chance to walk the deck of the USS JFK yesterday. Marc Maurer, an attorney and president of the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, said the Navy's denial violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act as well as a state law providing for equal access. "I was outraged by it and I still am. Blind people are not prepared to stand for it. He has the support of thousands of blind people around the United States," Maurer said last night, adding that he planned to meet with staff today to craft a response. Navy Lt. Paul Brawley said people in wheelchairs and motorized scooters were allowed access this weekend, but not the blind. The aircraft carrier's open hatches and narrow doorways aren't safe for a blind person and there weren't enough crew members to personally escort Pyyhkala, said Brawley. "It's a matter of safety," he said. "This is a ship of war. It is not a federal building. It is not a public building." He said children under 6 were denied entry as well. Pyyhkala was the only blind person who attempted to board the ship this weekend, Brawley said. Brawley said 30,000 people visited the ship yesterday - that's 3,500 visitors an hour - and there were only 800 crewmembers to manage the crowds. Another 21,000 people toured it Saturday. The ship will be decommissioned March 23. David Ticchi, president of the Cambridge chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, said yesterday was Pyyhkala's last chance to visit the great war ship and that's a shame. "The boat's pulling out today, unfortunately," he said. "He takes the time to go there. He's a citizen, a taxpayer and he's interested in it and denied an opportunity purely on the basis of his vision. It's discriminatory." Source: Boston Herald __________________________________________________________ The National Federation of the Blind's Press Release: U.S. Navy Discriminates Against Blind Americans Baltimore, Maryland (March 5, 2007): Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "The fact that a blind person was not permitted to tour the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy like other members of the public is a stain upon the good reputation of the United States Armed Forces. Members of the military are charged with defending the rights of all Americans, and for them to trample upon those rights instead is unacceptable. At the very least, United States Navy officials owe Mika Pyyhkala an apology for their conduct in this matter. The National Federation of the Blind will pursue all available legal remedies under the laws of the United States and the state of Massachusetts. Our intention is to send, loud and clear, the message that the blind will not tolerate discrimination against us in any aspect of life. If we allow the claim that we cannot visit an aircraft carrier that is open to the public, based on the patently fallacious justification that our doing so would be unsafe, to be made with impunity, we will next be told that we cannot visit a restaurant, or a school, or a park. Blind people work, play, and move about in the world as well as anyone, and we will not stand for being treated like small children." Source: National Federation of the Blind _____________________________ __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (7) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Members Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070310/f310fd5b/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 10 15:56:13 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:56:13 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: ] Japan to Freeze Guide Dog Semen & Eggs to Create More Guide Dogs Message-ID: <200703102356.l2ANuP3B027294@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Japan to Freeze Guide Dog Semen & Eggs to Create More Guide Dogs http://www.asahi. com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200703100058.html Top dogs will have their day under breeding plan 03/10/2007 BY AKIKO OKAZAKI THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Any dog can turn a trick or two, but few have the smarts to perform one of the most coveted of of skills--ensuring sight-impaired people stay safe. But now researchers say they can vastly increase the number of top-notch guide dogs across the nation. Using gene analysis to select excellent guide dogs, the team plans to freeze their sperm and ovary tissue in a "bio bank." The reproductive matter will then be used to breed a legion of outstanding canine escorts. The announcement could not come soon enough for Japan's visually impaired community, given the dire shortage of high-quality "seeing-eye" companions across the nation. Under the current system of seeing-eye dog training, a guide dog proves itself a polished performer only after it has lost the chance to breed. By the time they start training, the dogs have already been castrated or spayed--a requirement for serving the blind as competent guides and friends. But a research team led by Hiroshi Suzuki, a professor of functional genomics at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Hokkaido, believes it can overcome the problem by using preserved sperm and eggs from the best dogs to produce more outstanding companions. Suzuki's team found that the genes of the best guide dogs all had similarities in their DNA. The project was announced Feb. 23 at the annual meeting of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association in Saitama. According to Suzuki, nothing like this has been attempted before. He intends to start the project in April. As of March last year, 952 guide dogs were serving sight-impaired people in Japan, according to the National Council of the Agencies for the Welfare of the Blind. The figure falls drastically short of the 7,800 people who said they wanted seeing-eye dogs in a 1998 survey by the Nippon Foundation, which assists guide dog projects. Guide dogs require rigorous and extended training. Male puppies must undergo surgical castration at about six months. Females are sterilized at eight to 11 months. At the age of 1, they are put through an aptitude test. Successful candidates go on to training, but only 30 to 40 percent of all candidates become seeing-eye dogs. To raise that number, Suzuki's team analyzed the genes of about 200 Labrador retrievers that underwent training. The research was carried out in collaboration with RIKEN, a physics and chemical research institute. Their DNA analysis showed a close link between the types of five SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) that are believed to affect a dog's personality and their success rates. SNPs represent subtle individual variations of DNAs. The most successful dogs are friendly and have high concentration spans. The analysis revealed that 82 percent of dogs that showed all of the five specific SNP types went on to become guide dogs, compared with 60 to 70 percent for those with only one of the five SNPs. Dogs with none had a 20 percent success rate. To compile a database of "excellent genes," Suzuki's team will analyze more dogs in collaboration with nine groups that breed or train guide dogs. The team also plans to start a bio bank which will offer sperm or eggs at the request of breeders. Frozen sperm has already been used to produce puppies. The team has also implanted frozen ovarian tissue into a host female dog to find out if a puppy can be produced. It is still awaiting results of that experiment. Yoshihiro Hayashi, an agricultural and life sciences expert, supports the idea. The University of Tokyo professor, who heads the Society for the Study of Human-Animal Relations, said service dogs like seeing-eye dogs must stay fit and healthy because their duties are so demanding. "Reducing possibilities of genetic diseases and other risks by conducting more analysis of dog genes is needed, not just for people but for the welfare of dogs," Hayashi said. "I think there will be no ethical problems because the genetic information of dogs is different from personal information of human beings."(IHT/Asahi: March 10,2007) __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Members | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity * 4 New Members Visit Your Group Got Yodel? Best Yahoo! Yodel Give us your best yodel and win! Y! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others. . __,_._,___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Michael Fitzpatrick said the driver acted professionally when he prevented Sue Anderson from boarding the OC Transpo bus with her assistance dog because he believed the dog's bus pass was fake. Anderson, 50, uses a motorized wheelchair and has only limited use of one arm. She relies on her American cocker spaniel Little Pieces, a trained assistance dog, to perform everyday tasks such as fetching her medication, pressing elevator buttons and keeping other passengers from crowding her on the bus. Kathy Riley, OC Transpo's accessible transit specialist, said the dog's city-issued bus pass is unique and bus drivers were not told about it. The pass was issued as part of a pilot project intended to make things easier for people with assistance dogs other than guide dogs for the blind. "It's a matter of us getting the message out to all of the operators and employees that a service dog is in fact much more than that," Riley said. Meanwhile, Anderson said Mayor Larry O'Brien has promised to look into the incidents himself. Continue Article Anderson went public on Saturday with complaints about how she was treated by an OC Transpo driver on Dec. 29 and Jan. 1. She said she hopes publicizing the incident will result in better treatment of people with disabilities who use public transit. "I really hope that with this . all of the drivers will realize that not just Seeing Eye dogs are assist dogs," she said. Anderson said the problems began when she presented both her own bus pass and her dog's while trying to board the No. 5 bus. She said the driver told her the dog's pass, which she has used for a year, was fake. He allowed her on the bus, but said he wouldn't pick her up again. "He used the b-word," she said. "I said, 'You, sir, are not a very nice man.' He said, 'You, madame, are a B.'" Anderson said the same driver passed her twice without stopping three days later, while she waited in the freezing rain as it got dark. "It really was disturbing," she said. "It makes me want to stay home." __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS * Dog world * Dog world magazine * Dog world subscription * Guide * Dog Got Yodel? Best Yahoo! Yodel Give us your best yodel and win! Yahoo! TV "The 9" Daily count down of top Web finds. Sitebuilder Over 380 Templates Build and custo- mize your web site . __,_._,___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Guide dog Keegan was taken to a veterinary hospital after the attack at Mooroolbark train station east of Melbourne. Keegan may have to be retired as a guide dog because of the attack's psychological effects. Owner Kristy Hyland, 20, who is about to start university, said a witness saw a youth set his dog on Keegan about 11pm on Thursday. The witness told her the attack dog was muscular and was believed to be a bull terrier. "There were two teenagers and one gave the command to 'get woofer'," she said. "His dog came between Keegan and me and started attacking Keegan's back end. "Keegan had puncture marks and there was a lot of pain and swelling. "Dog fights are not sport and that's what they were trying to make it." Miss Hyland, who has congenital blindness, said she had bonded with three-year-old Keegan over the past year and had expected to be with him for at least eight years. Ian Finlayson of Guide Dogs Victoria said Keegan's fate was not decided, but "a guide dog must not be scared of other dogs and we have to see if he has been traumatised". He said it cost $25,000 to breed and train a guide dog. It could take months to match another with Miss Hyland. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070310/3f853964/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 10 16:28:01 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:28:01 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [GDUI-Friends] New leader dog Harper comes fully loaded, but... Message-ID: <200703110128.l2B1SCpD014397@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: New leader dog Harper comes fully loaded, but... Midland Daily News, MI, USA Sunday, February 25, 2007 New leader dog Harper comes fully loaded, but... By Cheryl Wade I recently came home to Midland with Harper, my $39,000 German shepherd. I wouldn't use this expression in guide-dog parlance, but he comes fully loaded. He's had nearly a year of socializing with a nice woman from Paw Paw who never, ever let him run in an unprotected place off leash and made certain he was a very obedient fellow. He's had four months of learning how to approach curbs slowly and cross streets straight, jump onto and off escalators, locate doors and chairs and stairs, even follow the wall inside a mall so his future handler would be able to count entrances to find Sears or Target. And, taking into account all his food, veterinary care and training, plus the cost of boarding and training me for nearly three weeks in a dormitory that's akin to a small hotel, it all adds up to $39,000. And yet, the real gig barely has started. Harper is my fifth guide dog; he replaces my good-hearted, faithful yellow Labrador retriever, Scout, who just turned 11 and who has retired at the home of my brother, also in Midland. Harper is a gentle giant of a dog who appears to think well of me, although I'm used to receiving approval by means of a vigorously wagging tail, and Harper's, which is about as thick as a tree limb, doesn't wag. His tongue licks, though, and I'm hoping that's a good sign. I have always been totally blind, seeing light but not objects. So I never could relate to what it's like to lose one's sight suddenly or to grovel around in the dark trying to find a lost shoe. But, whenever I get a new dog, it feels like I'm blinder than I used to be, all over again. I have to make sure Harper doesn't walk past the Daily News door on the wrong side of the railing on McDonald Street. The first time on the bus bound for an interview, I was the one who had to find the door because he didn't quite know what to do, although he'd been trained to ride buses. Harper hasn't roamed Midland's streets much yet. During his training at Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, Mich., there wasn't nearly as much snow as there was in Midland when we arrived Feb. 2. He's learned how to "find the curb," but how can you find a curb when my street is flanked by snow and there's no curb to be seen? I needed to show him. Scout had been trained to point to a door handle with his nose. Harper was not trained to do so, and I wanted him to learn how to do it. So we practice finding the "handle, handle, handle" of my bedroom door, my bathroom and closet at Leader Dog. I helped him get the idea by dabbing a little bit of peanut butter on all those handles, so he would go right to them. I'm still not sure if he knows about handles yet. One of my trainers says it takes 30 to 40 repetitions before a dog learns a concept such as that. Harper also veers to the right sometimes while crossing streets. In summer, that wouldn't bother me so much, but in winter, when there's so much snow and cold, I want him to do it right the first time so I don't have to climb up on a snow bank and try to figure out where the curb would be if snow didn't cover it. So I asked a friend to tail me to work a couple of weeks ago. The big leap is, how do I know if I can trust this dog? When I feel him move in something other than a straight line, is he taking me around an obstruction or goofing off? It'll take us six months to a year to get to the point where we will almost read each other's minds the way Scout and I could. It's sort of scary, sort of freeing, I hope victorious after all. By the way, I'm now one of two Leader Dog teams in Midland County. Fellow resident Jim Hedelund has just come home with his big shepherd, Shaddai. He'll be walking around Thayer Road, where there are no curbs and sidewalks, so be courteous and keep a watchful eye. http://www.ourmidla nd.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17895950&BRD=2289&PAG=461&dept_id=472539&rfi=6 -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Mr Pridmore, aged 30, of Park Avenue, Attleborough, has now brought the incident to the attention of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in the hope of raising awareness of the problems faced by people who are visually impaired. He and his girlfriend called at the Central Avenue petrol station, in Central Avenue, Abbey Green, to get some petrol last Thursday evening. Mr Pridmore said: "While she was filling up, I went into the shop to pay. "As a partially-sighted person, I was assisted by my guide dog, Duke. "I was asked three times by the person serving to take my guide dog outside and was refused service. "After the third time of being asked, I requested a written statement by the manager explaining why I was being asked to do this. "Only then was I allowed to pay for the fuel. I then left." He said he was particularly disappointed with the reaction of other people in the queue. He said: "Throughout, nobody in the queue behind me offered any support. It's so disappointing that in this day and age this type of incident can occur. "It shows a complete lack of respect for these very special and talented dogs whose contribution to their owner is priceless." What the boss of the garage said AFAQUE CHAUDRY, the petrol station manager, told the Nuneaton Telegraph that he was "crushingly embarrassed and absolutely flabbergasted" to learn of the incident. He said: "This must have been totally humiliating for the gentleman concerned and I can only apologise." Mr Chaudry said the shop assistant who served Mr Pridmore was almost certainly an immigrant worker, who was not aware of their policy regarding guide dogs. He added: "I am absolutely horrified to hear about this and I will discipline the person involved." He said he hoped to meet Mr Pridmore to apologise to him in person. http://iccoventry. icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0125nwarksnews/tm_headline=take-your-guide-dog-outs ide--owner-told&method=full&objectid=18722620&siteid=50003-name_page.html -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070310/6bf65b41/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 10 16:35:44 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:35:44 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Guide dog attack: How low can this thug go? Message-ID: <200703110137.l2B1bu7K004086@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Guide dog attack: How low can this thug go? Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia Sunday, February 25, 2007 Guide dog attack: How low can this thug go? By Sue Hewitt A COWARDLY thug set his dog on a blind woman's guide dog, leaving the faithful companion's future uncertain. Guide dog Keegan was taken to a veterinary hospital after the attack at Mooroolbark train station east of Melbourne. Keegan may have to be retired as a guide dog because of the attack's psychological effects. Owner Kristy Hyland, 20, who is about to start university, said a witness saw a youth set his dog on Keegan about 11pm on Thursday. The witness told her the attack dog was muscular and was believed to be a bull terrier. "There were two teenagers and one gave the command to 'get woofer'," she said. "His dog came between Keegan and me and started attacking Keegan's back end. "Keegan had puncture marks and there was a lot of pain and swelling. "Dog fights are not sport and that's what they were trying to make it." Miss Hyland, who has congenital blindness, said she had bonded with three-year-old Keegan over the past year and had expected to be with him for at least eight years. Ian Finlayson of Guide Dogs Victoria said Keegan's fate was not decided, but "a guide dog must not be scared of other dogs and we have to see if he has been traumatised". He said it cost $25,000 to breed and train a guide dog. It could take months to match another with Miss Hyland. The Mooroolbark police are investigating. http://www.news. com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21281718-2862,00.html -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/700 - Release Date: 2/24/2007 8:14 PM __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Members | Calendar Yahoo! 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070310/81b0a5b3/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 8 21:39:00 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:39:00 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [Ccb-alumni] FW: Accessible Tax Products and Tips for BlindTaxpayers Message-ID: <200703090639.l296dAle016944@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz -----Original Message----- From: ccb-alumni-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ccb-alumni-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:29 PM Subject: [Ccb-alumni] FW: Accessible Tax Products and Tips for BlindTaxpayers >Barbara Pierce has asked me to circulate this, as it is to late to get it into the Monitor in time. David Andrews >February 21, 2007 > > > > > >National Federation of the Blind > >1800 Johnson Street > >Baltimore, Maryland 21230 > > > > > >Dear NFB: > > > >The Internal Revenue Service has prepared the attached information item >for the benefit of all Blind and visually impaired taxpayers. It >provides hyperlinks directly to IRS accessible, Section 508 compliant tax products. >We hope this resource helps Blind and visually impaired taxpayers by >eliminating the confusion about where to find IRS accessible products. >The attached also carries information about the Earned Income Tax >Credit (EITC) and the Telephone Excise Tax Refund (TETR). Both are >available to many taxpayers, including those who are otherwise not required to file a tax >return. > > > >We hope you find this helpful and we invite you to distribute this >information to your membership through newsletters or other >communications channels. > > > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > > > >Michael C. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070308/5cc154c1/attachment-0001.txt From manongrassyknoll at gmail.com Sun Mar 11 19:31:35 2007 From: manongrassyknoll at gmail.com (luis g) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:31:35 -0800 Subject: [Cagdu] hello all Message-ID: <3de2c5e10703111931w225d2e65m81a746e82f05ee79@mail.gmail.com> Hey CAGDU community, Giddyup, we have a new listserve. I'm looking forward to all the exciting e-mails. Keep them coming Tina, Nina and Ciscelli. SEE you all later! luis and Alabama From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Mon Mar 12 20:17:38 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:17:38 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: USA: The power of 8 strangers Message-ID: <200703130317.l2D3HrWS028062@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: USA: The power of 8 strangers This is the happy ending story of a Seeing Eye graduate who was hit by a car last year. >From the Chicago Sun Times-- Chicago, Illinois, USA: The power of 8 strangers March 5, 2007 BY TOM McNAMEE Sun-Times Columnist How strange to see the blind woman kneeling to pet her guide dog. How strange to see her even walking again, breathing normally, let alone kneeling down and standing straight. Here she is, at Winchester and Foster on the North Side, listening for sounds of traffic before crossing at a stop sign. It was at this very corner one year ago Tuesday that, by any reckoning of physics and fate, she should have died. "She was mangled like a pretzel," says Tom Keevers, the man who saved her life. "She was under the car, and it was crushing her. There was a lot of blood. I could not imagine she was even alive." But she was. And she is. And now we know just how many Chicagoans it takes to pick up and move a 3,100-pound Acura. Tom Keevers plus seven. In a pinch. Can't remember being hit It was midafternoon on March 6, 2006, and Heloise Bouille, then 47, was taking a walk with her guide dog, Annette. Bouille worked from home as a translator, turning French into English, and she always looked forward to these walking breaks -- the exercise, the city sounds and smells, the wind on her face. At Winchester and Foster, Bouille took particular care because, as she well knew, a blind person crossing a street in a big city faces as much danger at a small intersection with stop signs as at a busy intersection with traffic lights. When there are lights, you can listen for the full cycle of signal changes -- from red to green to red again -- and know exactly when it's safest to step from the curb. After listening carefully and checking with Annette, Bouille began to cross Winchester. And that, mercifully, is all she remembers. It was an older Acura, driven by an 18-year-old kid who worked in a restaurant. He must have blown the stop sign. She doesn't remember being hit. Or being mowed under. Or being dragged 30 yards down Foster. And, of course, she never heard the woman on the sidewalk in the Muslim veil scream. "There is a woman under the car," the woman cried, waving her arms. "There is a woman under the car." 'A lot of crazy people' Keevers, 43, was having a beer with a couple of friends in K's Dugout, a tavern on the corner. After a day of selling ads for the Yellow Pages, he was celebrating one friend's birthday. Looking out the window, he saw the screaming woman. "Chicago," he thought to himself, "has a lot of crazy people." But the woman kept screaming, and something told Keevers this was different. "I'm gonna step outside and see what the problem is," he said. Keevers' dad was a Chicago cop. Maybe that's where he gets it. Three years ago, Tom got an award from the FBI for tackling a bank robber on Lawrence Ave. "What's wrong?" he asked, approaching in that wary way of a Chicago lifer. "There's a woman under that car!" the woman in the veil cried again. "I saw a lady walking across the street and, all the sudden, she disappeared." Turning to look at the car, Keevers saw the dog first. It was crying and trying to crawl under the car. And then he saw the broken woman. "There is no way," he thought. "She's completely crushed." But he had to try. 'Call 911' Keevers jumped in front of a CTA bus and shouted, "Stop!" He barked to the driver: "Call 911." Two men on the bus ran out to help. Keevers called his friends out of the bar. He waved down two or three more cars. Now there were eight men, mostly strangers to each other. But acting as one, they surrounded the car, reached down to the chassis and got firm grips. "On the count of three," Keevers said. "One . . . two . . . three." They lifted the car, staggered to the middle of the street and dropped it. Heloise Bouille was free, though twisted and horribly still. Annette rushed to her side. An ambulance roared up. Keevers felt sure they were too late. But then he saw a bloody bubble burst from the woman's mouth. She was breathing. 'Am I OK?' Bouille suffered severe brain injury, a ruptured diaphragm, a collapsed lung, multiple broken ribs, a demolished femur, a broken pelvis and two broken bones in her back. She is held together today with metal plates and screws. But to the amazement of every cop, lawyer and doctor who has followed her story, she has made a remarkable recovery. First she walked down a hospital hall. Then around the block. Then, encouraged by her husband, Robert Hall, who also is blind, she went back to taking her long city walks. With Annette, of course. "It took me so long to recover," Bouille told me last week. "The physical part is one thing, but the emotional part is another. There is always this thought: 'Am I OK?'" As for the teenager who was driving that day, he was nowhere to be seen at the moment Keevers and the others came to Bouille's aid. But he did not run away. The police questioned him on the scene. The young man was recently convicted in Traffic Court on two violations stemming from this accident -- failure to exercise due care with a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care with a pedestrian with a disability. He was fined $500. What's the kid's name? Hope you don't mind, but I don't think I'll say. From what I hear, he's not so bad -- just a teenager. 'Absolutely flabbergasted' And then there are all the heroes. I hate that word -- hero. So overused. But what's a hero if not that Muslim woman who cried for help, if not Keevers, if not every man who lifted that car? "If those guys hadn't lifted that car, Heloise would have been dead or brain-damaged for life," said her lawyer, Jim Zouras. "She was moments -- seconds -- from being dead." Ble said she wonders if there might be some big award the city could give Keevers. "I am absolutely flabbergasted by what he did," she said. I asked Keevers if he could remember what everybody did once the ambulance had rushed Bouille away. The guys from the bus, he said, got back on the bus. And the bus driver drove off. And the guys in the cars got back on the road. And, I asked, what about you? "I went back in the bar," Keevers said, "and had a beer." Tom McNamee's "The Chicago Way" column runs on Mondays. C Copyright 2007 Sun-Times News Group | http://www.suntimes .com/news/mcnamee/283022,CST-NWS-mcnamee05.article ( http://www.suntimes .com/news/mcnamee/283022,CST-NWS-mcnamee05.article) __________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile. yahoo.com/services?promote=mail __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS What's your issue? 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I just bought dog food for apollo and saw this so I thought I would pass this along the # is also at the bottom of the page . oh and ps.they are having a 22% off sale this month . laura and apollo Auto-Ship of Pet Food to your house by PetFoodDirect The GUARANTEED Home Delivery Program from PetFoodDirect! GUARANTEE #1: Your pets will never run out of food! Select how frequently you want us to ship, and we GUARANTEE we will ship your product(s) on time. GUARANTEE #2: You will save time. This GUARANTEED Home Delivery program means no more trips to the store and no more hassle. The products you order today will be shipped on time. GUARANTEE #3: You will save money! We GUARANTEE that regardless of how often or how much you have us ship, you will automatically receive all the discounts, deals and bargains which are currently advertised on the PetFoodDirect web site...GUARANTEED! Here's how to enroll in the Auto-Ship Pet Food Plan 1. Go ahead and shop for your favorite pet products. 2. 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But why should they have had problems? Because Moslem taxi drivers, claiming these items violated their religion, refused to transport them . After a loud, public protest campaign the Minneapolis Airport Commission established guidelines, fining drivers who refused potential customers. Now they're seeking public -- that's you! -- input for stricter penalties. A public hearing will begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, to solicit testimony from the public on the proposed increase in penalties. Hearing officers will likely break for dinner at 5 and return at 6 for additional testimony. The hearing will take place at the Ramada Mall of America (formerly known as the Thunderbird Hotel) 2300 East American Boulevard Bloomington, Minnesota. Anyone with an interest in the issue is welcome to provide verbal or written testimony at the hearing. The public hearing record will remain open from the date of the hearing until 12 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2007 for people who want to provide written comments regarding the proposed ordinance change. Comments should be addressed to: Landside Operations Department Metropolitan Airports Commission MSP International Airport/Lindbergh Terminal 4300 Glumack Drive Suite LT-3129B Saint Paul, MN 55111-3010. The Metropolitan Airports Commission board will consider input from the public in making a decision on any changes to our taxi ordinance and penalties. Again, thank you for taking time to share your concerns on this issue. Feel free to visit our Web site, www.mspairport.com , for more information. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has long been recognized as a leader in airport customer service. We are working to ensure cab service at the airport meets or exceeds our customers' expectations as well. 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Ahmed-Ullah >>>Tribune staff reporters >>> >>>February 20, 2007 >>> >>>Laura Mercer sobbed Monday evening in a downtown hotel room, >>>remembering the sounds her beloved dog made in the long minutes >>>before his death. >>> >>>The dog lay near a fountain at the southern end of Grant Park >>>Saturday evening, yelping and screaming, sounding as though he were >>>being brutally stabbed, she recalled. >>> >>>Instead, Smokey, a Labrador retriever mix, was electrocuted in what >>>Chicago Park District officials are calling "a freak accident." >>> >>>"I want to know how my best friend of nine years died the most >>>horrible death in front of me," said a distraught Mercer, who was >>>released Monday afternoon from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She >>>said she felt emotionally unable to return home. >>> >>>"What if this had been a little kid and it was a 5-year-old who put >>>his mitten on the ground and died? I don't want anyone else to have >>>this kind of pain." >>> >>>Park District spokeswoman Jessica Maxey-Faulkner said the dog >>>stepped on an access panel in the ground along a raised asphalt >>>walkway or promenade east of Michigan Avenue, near 8th Street. >>> >>>An electrical wire within the access panel had shorted out, she >>>said, and when the dog stepped on the panel Saturday evening, he was >>>fatally shocked. >>> >>>Chicago police said Monday they are investigating the death of a >>>second dog that died in similar circumstances, according to Sgt. >>>Eugene Mullins. No other information was available, including the >>>location or time of the incident, Mullins said. >>> >>>Mercer, 30, was hospitalized for shock and for bites inflicted by >>>Smokey. Her husband, Matthew Mock, was out of town at the time of >>>the incident and joined her at the hospital. >>> >>>"You can prepare yourself that one day you might have to put a dog >>>down, but with this, all her good memories of Smokey have been >>>replaced by this," Mock said. >>> >>>The route Mercer and Smokey took Saturday in Grant Park was one they >>>had walked innumerable times. They left their condominium at 11th >>>Street and Michigan Avenue about 5:30 p.m. for an evening walk and a >>>quick trip to a dog-friendly video store. >>> >>>About two blocks away, near 8th Street in Grant Park, Smokey yelped >>>and lifted a paw, Mercer said. She thought the salt or snow was >>>bothering him, maybe a rock. >>> >>>Then, the 60-pound dog began howling and Mercer said she thought >>>Smokey was having a seizure. She reached for him and he bit her >>>right hand. She pulled away and his teeth grabbed her back left leg, >>>ripping her jeans. >>> >>>She called an emergency veterinarian clinic on her cell phone and a >>>woman said the dog must be having a seizure and he would calm soon. >>>Then Smokey slumped forward, Mercer said. >>> >>>She said she then knelt down. >>> >>>"I was trying to see if he was breathing or if he was dead. I put my >>>fingers down to steady myself and I noticed my fingers tingling. I >>>could feel it moving up through my hands and arms and my legs. It >>>was a kind of a humming," she said, realizing that electricity was >>>flowing from the ground. >>> >>>She saw another man walking toward her with a dog and she heard the >>>animal yelp. >>> >>>"I screamed at the man to get out of there, it was going to kill his >>>dog as well," she said, crying at the memory. >>> >>>In all, Mercer said she believes the ordeal lasted 15 minutes before >>>Smokey died. >>> >>>She insists that her dog was on asphalt during most of the incident, >>>about 5 feet from the panel Park District officials blame in the death. >>> >>>The dangers of stray voltage gained national attention after the >>>death of Jodie Lane in New York City in 2004. >>> >>>She collapsed in slushy, bitter weather in the East Village as she >>>walked her dogs and was electrocuted. >>> >>>Grant Park Conservancy President Bob O'Neill said he is concerned >>>because the park has been trying to attract dogs and dog-owners with >>>a new dog park. >>> >>>"When something like this happens, people feel nervous," O'Neill >>>said. "We don't want another reason for dog walkers to feel >>>unwelcomed in Grant Park." >>> >>>---------- >>> >>>tmaxwell at tribune. com >>> >>>nahmed at tribune. com >>>Copyright (c) 2007, Chicago Tribune >> > > > > Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. > Links > > > > > > > __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity * 1 New Members Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS * Dog world * Dog world magazine * Dog world subscription * Guide * Dog Yahoo! TV Staying in tonight? Check listings to see what is on. Drive Traffic Sponsored Search can help increase your site traffic. Y! 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070312/a9eda275/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Mon Mar 12 20:30:57 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:30:57 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Osaka, Japan: feature on retired guide dogs Message-ID: <200703130357.l2D3vqtv014664@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Osaka, Japan: feature on retired guide dogs Guide dogs allowed to relax in retirement : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) Guide dogs allowed to relax in retirement The Yomiuri Shimbun After many years of service, guide dogs deserve a happy retirement, says Saeko Aono of Tokushima. True to her word, she has adopted two retired guide dogs over the years. During her recent lecture at the Tokushima prefectural government's animal protection center, Aono spoke of guide dogs' "right to live their final days in loving care." She adopted a retired guide dog named Curly in September 1998. The dog developed a cataract and is slow to respond to Aono's calls. Nevertheless, she takes advantage of every opportunity to speak to Curly. "I'll certainly feel very sad when Curly dies. But I knew her death was drawing near from the first day I took her in," she said. "I'm pouring my love out to Curly because I want her to live happily in my care." Curly is the second veteran guide dog Aono has adopted. She received her first guide dog, Uruka, in January 1997. Four months later, Aono arranged a reunion between Uruka and his former master because the dog appeared to be close to death due to heart problems. Aono said that Uruka used his last bit of energy to wag his tail for his former master. Guide dogs usually serve blind people for 10 or 11 years after two years of training. They normally retire at the age of 12 or 13 and are handed over to volunteers. Seven guide dogs are registered with the prefectural government. In the past, 10 dogs have found new homes after retirement. Three of them are still alive. (Feb. 19, 2007) This article can be found at: http://www.yomiuri. co.jp/dy/national/20070219TDY19001.htm __________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail. yahoo.com __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group Give Back Yahoo! for Good Get inspired by a good cause. Y! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others. . __,_._,___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070312/a3d19127/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070312/a3d19127/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Mon Mar 12 20:20:39 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:20:39 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: "Simba" the hearing assistance dog: not welcome in school? Message-ID: <200703130420.l2D4KsKv026070@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: "Simba" the hearing assistance dog: not welcome in school? References and links at the bottom. For those who don't know the situation: A judge in Long Island, NY has ruled that a 14-year-old student does not require the use of a hearing assistance dog while attending school, on the basis that the school board itself is providing sufficient accommodations already. The school board had already indicated to the family that Simba, the dog, was not welcome because it might pose health and safety risks to other staff and students. In turn, the family filed a lawsuit and sought an injunction against the school board, in an effort to have Simba allowed into the classrooms. As I understand it, the school has actually called the police when John and pup showed up in January. They aren't kidding about this one. (The $150 million law suit on the part of the family is, perhaps, a little over the top in and of itself, but let's ignore the overzealous American legal practitioners for the moment, since this is mostly irrelevant to the outcome.) This injunction request was apparently denied primarily on procedural grounds: there is still a level of appeal that the family can take within the school board, which they didn't bother with prior to filing the court case. It seems to me, though, that if the school board was willing to go to court and argue against the injunction, appealing it to some other committee within the board will not yield a very different result. No doubt, this is how it appeared to the family as well. Reasons apparently cited for not allowing the injunction, and ruling that Simba was not 'necessary': - "Simba could be 'disruptive,' citing testimony that students and teachers with allergies may be affected by the 2-year-old dog." [1] - "The district provides the teen with a sign language interpreter, a student note-taker, an FM radio transmitter to amplify lectures, a teacher who specializes in hearing-impaired students, and extra time to take tests . John Jr. is well served by the East Meadow School District." [1] - Other students might distract the dog and cause difficulties and that this might not be the best environment for a service animal. - ""Introducing a different accommodation could possibly mean that the least restrictive environment could be changed by the accommodation," he said, invoking the district's legal responsibility to supply as normal an environment as possible for disabled students." [2] In short, the argument is that because academic accommodations are being provided within the school, Simba is not required, may pose a distraction and change the nature of the educational environment, and is not permitted to attend with his master. This ruling absolutely astounds me. Aside from the ADA itself in the U.S., there are also local state-based human rights provisions -- well, maybe. Under New York's Human Rights legislation, "primary and secondary schools" (as well as colleges and universities, etc.) are actually excluded from the list of 'places of public accommodation, resort or amusement.' I'm not intimately familiar with the New York human rights codes, and maybe I missed something, but it does appear, at least on my quick reading of it, that the provisions which exist to preclude discrimination on the basis of a guide, hearing, or service dog would not apply in this case. because it is in a school. (New Yorkers are free to correct me on this if I'm wrong - see article 15, section 292, subsection 9, which defines 'place of public accommodation,' explicitly excluding such things as "public libraries, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, high schools, academies, colleges and universities, extension courses, and all educational institutions under the supervision of the regents of the state of New York" - see link [3] at the bottom). The problem I see with the ruling or decision, if it should stand in the long run, is that it raises a huge number of questions about the rights of service animals in general. One could argue that, once there, a secondary student who is blind need not have their guide dog with them either, because the school could provide one-on-one assistance, guides, etc. Some might say that guide dogs provide a different level of service, but that is a matter of personal opinion and subjective judgment: the service a guide provides is perhaps more ongoing and continuous, but it is not our place to decide whether or not a hearing assist dog is "equal." That aside, even with a guide dog... why, then, could this argument not be extended to other establishments, such as movie theatres or restaurants? After all, once seated at your table, which a hostess could certainly help with, the dog is of no practical use, is it? The argument was made by the family in this case that Simba's training is being adversely effected by the fact that he is separated from his handler. The bonding process that was to happen after getting his dog is not happening the way that it should, and the dog's training and behaviours and mannerisms are proving more troublesome, since he is alone for several hours out of the day now while John is at school. If we left our guides at home for 8 hours a day all the time - what would happen to them? My hunch is that their work, too, would suffer. It may be that the hearing assistance dog is not "vital" or "absolutely essential" to his day-to-day functioning in the school environment. Some would argue that, since he has full-time sign language interpreters with him, they could provide him with any additional auditory information that might be necessary. I should think that these interpreters are just that - interpreters - and that they do not accompany him through his entire day, including trips to the washroom. If an emergency should occur during these excursions, his dog could be useful. Do we really want to encourage such extreme dependence on others for this student? The purpose of the dog, is to encourage his long-term independence. The same is true for guide dogs. In order for that bond to develop, and the dogs' skills and abilities to be maintained, they have to be in active service. It is not like a cane, or a wheelchair, which one might "opt" to leave at home in situations where it may not be directly helpful. Furthermore, there is still the issue of getting to and from school itself: that still needs to be done, and the dog is arguably more helpful in those situations than at the final destination. But the same is true for me! Rhodes is a great help, especially in the winter, in getting from point A to point B. Once inside point B, though, my vision is probably good enough (lighting irregularities notwithstanding) that he is less "necessary" (though still helpful) than in the outdoor environment. This is an American case. The injunction request seems to have been denied on procedural grounds, and when that avenue is exhausted it may be possible to try this route again. Nevertheless, the fact that the judge did not clearly send a message to the school board that their decision to deny Simba was in violation of the rights afforded in the ADA seems worrisome, even in a Canadian context. Let us not forget the recent case in Alberta (September '06) in which an assistance dog for a person with muscular dystrophy was denied access, with the school board citing similar fears about 'allergies and a fear of animals'. In this case, they relented with a doctor's note, though some would argue that even this shouldn't be necessary, given that service animals are (presumably) allowed in all public places. [4] If the state of New York is any indication, though . are schools, colleges, and universities actually considered a 'public place'? If not, are we, as guide dog handlers, also vulnerable to this? References and more information: [1] http://www.newsday. com/news/local/longisland/ny-lidog0228,0,171449.story?track=mostemailedlink [2] http://www.newsday. com/news/local/longisland/ny-lidog0223,0,7843757.story?coll=ny-top-headlines [3] http://www.dhr. state.ny.us/hrlaw.html#292 [4] http://www.ctv. ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060901/service_dog_update_060907/2006 0907/ Take care, Anthony & Rhodes __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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Ken From kenvolonte at comcast.net Wed Mar 14 08:49:10 2007 From: kenvolonte at comcast.net (Ken Volonte) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:49:10 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] gulliver update Message-ID: <003401c76650$4f15bcf0$8244b643@ken5f734aa928e> Hi all. Gulliver's on a corse of antibiotics and some ointment, which I don't feel comfortable with. The vet did a fine needle biopsy in case there was a cystic component to the lump on his right side. The thing that makes me uncomfortable is that the ointment is apparently very unpleasant to Gulliver and that it feels identical to the stuff that I use in his ears from time to time. Today is his second day on the Amoxicillin, and he is much improved. Bye for now. Ken -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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By Bettijane Levine Times Staff Writer February 22, 2007 FOR Southern Californians at odds with their neighbors, the source of the problem is often simple: It barks night and day, pees on your flowers, poops on your lawn. It escapes from its yard to terrorize cats and terrify kids. Of all the ills that beset the urban scene, the domesticated dog would seem least likely to offend. Man's best friend, and all that. Yet here in L.A., it is a reason friendly neighbors turn hostile to one another, a wedge that reduces peaceful coexistence to anger, and sometimes war. Last month someone tossed poisoned food into the backyard of a West Hollywood house with two dogs. "The little one, Giant, used to bark endlessly. The big one, Baby, you never heard," says a maintenance man who works next door and who loved Baby. The perpetrator, believed to be a neighbor irritated by the barking, tried to silence Giant but killed Baby instead. The worker next door, who asked that his identity not be revealed out of fear of retribution, has posted signs on Orlando Avenue asking neighbors for help finding who took the life of his canine friend. An extreme case, perhaps, but hardly unprecedented. In North Hollywood early this month, police arrested a man on suspicion of trying to silence a noisy boxer by tossing meatballs laced with rat poison into the yard. As Los Angeles grows, disputes over dogs are expected to get only more prevalent. County animal control officials say they do not tabulate canine complaints separately, but anyone who listens to the rants of dogless neighbors or sees the militant don't-poop-here signs on front lawns can't help but sense a growing rift over what some see as a four-legged nuisance. No authoritative count of the local dog population exists because more than half are believed to be unlicensed. But Michelle Roache, deputy director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care & Control, estimates the number to be at least 1 million in her county alone. About 36% of all households own a dog, and as the human population rises, its canine community keeps pace. It's not just a matter of quantity, Roache adds. As density increases, more conflicts arise because of sheer proximity. "L.A. is changing. Neighborhoods that used to be all single-family dwellings now have condos and apartments going up," she says. "There's that whole new residential loft area in downtown L.A., which is one of many with an increased population of pets." That means more poop, more barks, more dogs running loose, she says. And more confrontations. Cabrini Schnyder, who lives with three dogs in a loft at 5th Street and Broadway, has appointed herself a kind of poop monitor for the loft district downtown. She takes mental notes on dog owners who don't pick up after their pets, and she plans to find a neighborly way to encourage greater cleanliness. "This is a great new community, but I see it becoming uncomfortable for people who don't have dogs," she says. "They get up, get dressed and want a pleasant walk to work. What do they see? I'm talking huge piles of poop." Off-leash dogs are another problem. Lisa Burton of West Hills says a trip to the local park playground with her son Adam, 4, often sets her on edge because some neighbors let dogs roam freely. "Little kids walking from cars to the playground get scared and start to scream," Burton says. "Then the dogs do their business right there on the grass. I can't let my son play on grass filled with germs." She's found herself losing control and screaming at dog owners, she says. Scott Robinson, a Woodland Hills real estate broker, recalls a neighbor so incensed by deposits on his lawn that he rigged a special sprinkler with an electric eye, drenching all dogs and their walkers who set foot on his property. IT'S no surprise, then, that one category of mediation services is related to canine disputes. "The dog owner sees the pet as a family member; the dogless neighbor sees the dog as a dog - with everything that brings, meaning noise and mess," says Mary Culbert, director of the Loyola Law School Center for Conflict Resolution, a nonprofit mediation program for L.A. County. "As L.A. gets more densely populated, whatever one neighbor does impacts the other neighbor more intensely. Sometimes it starts with a small dog problem and escalates to more than that - loud voices, harsh words and threats." Fear floods Liz Sinderbrand's voice as she tells how a neighbor tried to have her dogs taken away. Sinderbrand has lived in the same house in Calabasas for 30 years, she says, the last 10 of them with Sam, a black bearded collie, and Joe, a rat terrier. "I never had problems, no neighbors had a bad word to say," she says. Then one day a note on the door from county animal control said her dogs were disturbing the peace. The complaint came from a neighbor in a nearby building. Sinderbrand went to talk with him, hoping to make peace, but to no avail. "Their favorite place to sun themselves was on my balcony," Sinderbrand says of Sam and Joe. "I don't let them out there any more." Disputes often begin with the perception that neighbors aren't acting responsibly or respecting each others' boundaries. The most common complaint is noise, Loyola's Culbert says. Dogless people may want peace and quiet, while dog owners may be willing to put up with a healthy bark - or, in some cases, a constant racket. Is barking part of the urban landscape, like noise from passing cars? "Our job is to help each party understand the perspective of the other," Culbert says. "Once they understand, we get them to talk about solutions - what each is willing to do to help solve the problem." Some dog owners are so convinced of their pet's charms that they ask to bring the dogs to the mediation, Culbert says. They want their neighbor to know and love their pet. And when that tactic fails (no animals are allowed in mediation), there's always a lawyer willing to help. Shannon Keith, 33, of Studio City devotes her practice to animal cases. These days barking dogs and escaped animals keep her plenty busy, she says. "The typical case is when a dog gets out of the yard and scares a neighbor or bites a person or another animal," she says, adding she can't help but think some owners are too righteous. "A few clients I've felt were irresponsible because the problem had happened again and again. In those cases, I actually make an agreement with them that they'll correct their own behavior. It's not the dog's fault, but theirs." The city and county of Los Angeles have separate codes. In both, Keith says, dogs can be taken away for being a public nuisance - barking excessively, getting loose, injuring people or harming property. The county code states: "Every person who maintains, permits or allows a public nuisance to exist upon his or her property or premises . is guilty of a misdemeanor." MOST experts agree that excessive barking usually occurs when a dog is distressed. As much as a neighbor may feel sorry for an animal's unhappiness or anxiety, hour upon hour of barking can turn sympathy into seething resentment. West Hollywood dog owner Suzanne Camarillo has been surprised by letters to a local paper commenting on the poisoning of the North Hollywood boxer. "The letters seem to sympathize with the poisoner," she says. "I can't understand that thinking. If a neighbor's baby has colic and cries loudly and incessantly, do we have sympathy for someone who poisons the baby to shut it up? Dogs are just as innocent as that baby." Lawrence Palinkas, professor at USC whose area of specialty is people who live and work in extreme environments, says in highly populated urban areas, barking dogs might not disturb most people but can send a select few into a tailspin. "People who see themselves as isolated or confined have a way of magnifying very small, very insignificant things to the point where they become irrational," he says. On the other hand, Palinkas says, constant loud noise has been used as a form of torture. To some, inescapable barking might qualify. "You have no opportunity to sleep," he says. "You're fatigued. Your ability to think clearly is impaired." Under those circumstances, he says, an otherwise reasonable adult could be driven to extreme - and reprehensible - behavior. "All the defenses we normally employ, the socially polite things we do to maintain good relationships, are affected," he says. HOW noisy was Giant, the West Hollywood target of a poisoning attempt? It depends on whom you ask. Neighbors on either side of the house say they weren't bothered by the barking. They have dogs of their own. Neighbors in apartments behind the house, however, say the racket disturbed their tranquillity. John Osborne, who lives in and manages a building behind the one where the dog was killed, says the yapping for hours on end was an irritant. But Giant certainly wasn't alone. "Where we once had two side-by-side bungalows, developers are building big upscale apartments, and bringing in people with dogs that are cooped up and barking all day," Osborne says. Some neighbors "can be driven to desperation," says Kathryn Turk, West Hollywood community coordinator for Dispute Resolution Services, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the L.A. County Bar Assn. She had a recent case in which a woman who worked odd hours kept two barking dogs in a house next to an apartment building. "The neighbors couldn't sleep, called animal control, code enforcement, the police," Turk says. "She tried keeping the dogs in her bedroom, where she thought the noise would be less, but it didn't work. One neighbor threatened to shoot her dogs." The dog owner and two sets of complaining neighbors finally sat down with a mediator and pledged to stop insulting and threatening each other. The complaining neighbors agreed to document exactly what times the barking occurred and to record the noise, so the absent owner could hear it. "They eventually realized that it was another neighbor's dog who was causing the problem," Turk says. The other dog barked first and excited the others. Turk has a case right now involving a dogless man whose West Hollywood apartment is close to the sidewalk. Every morning a young woman walks her dog to the patch of grass below his patio and offers her daily encouragement. "He hears her say, 'Do poo poo now' over and over again," Turk says. "She carries no bag to pick it up; his window is usually open. You can imagine how he feels." bettijane.levine@ latimes.com * (INFOBOX BELOW) Do-it-yourself dog mediation Sometimes neighbors ignore the obvious. Follow some simple steps, experts say, and you may be able to resolve your dog dispute before it gets out of hand. Communicate. If a dog disturbs your peace or your property, don't blame the dog. Phone or write the owner. Be friendly. Explain when and why you are being disturbed, and offer to discuss the problem. Say you hope to work together. Don't be defensive. If you're the dog owner, don't belittle or ignore a neighbor's complaint. Listen and look for a solution. When appropriate, enlist the neighbors' help. Ask them to make notes on when and where disturbances occur. Then think about fixing those problems by changing the way you care for the dog. Be reasonable. If dog owner and complainer are open-minded and polite, solutions can be found. Some dogs offend only because their owners allow them to do so. Complainers offend when they yell, threaten and don't give the dog owner a fair chance. If all else fails, take the dispute to a mediation service. - Bettijane Levine Copyright 2007 Los Angeles Times | __________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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Notice 4-13-07 .DOC Type: application/msword Size: 1028608 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070314/56ab45c3/attachment.dot From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 17 12:08:29 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:08:29 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Food recall Message-ID: <200703171908.l2HJ8fSB007958@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Food recall News Safeway Announces Voluntary Participation in Menu Foods Recall of Canned and Foil Pouch `Wet' Cat and Dog Food PLEASANTON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-March 17, 2007 - In response to notice received today from Menu Foods, Inc., a major manufacturer of national and private label pet food, Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), is voluntarily recalling certain of its Priority pet food products and certain Iams and Eukanuba pet food products manufactured by Menu. This voluntary recall is part of a larger recall involving other retailers and distributors in the United States and Canada. google_ads_frame frame google_ads_frame frame end Menu has received reports of several cats and dogs becoming sick and developing signs of kidney failure. The signs of kidney failure include loss of appetite, vomiting, and lethargy. Safeway said, "We know how important pets are to our customers and we are undertaking this full recall to ensure their safety." Specifically, Safeway is recalling all of its Priority "cuts and gravy" wet cat and dog food in 22 oz., 13.2 oz. and 5.5 oz. cans and 5.3 oz. and 3 oz. foil pouches in the chicken, beef, tuna, liver, country stew, lamb and rice flavors. Affected Iams and Eukanuba "wet" cat and dog food include 3 oz., 5.5 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3.0 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouches. While Safeway is unaware of any specific complaints associated with this recall and its private label line of Priority pet food, the company is urging its customers to stop using the affected products immediately and to consult with a veterinarian if any symptoms are present in their pets. Customers can return any items they currently have to their local Safeway, Vons, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Dominick's, Carr's or Genuardi's store for a full refund. This recall does not affect any of Safeway's "dry" Priority pet foods or Iams and Eukanuba "dry" products. Customers who have questions or want more information can go to Menu www.menufoods.com/recall for more information. Safeway is a Fortune 50 company and one the largest food and drug retailers in North America, based on sales. The company operates 1,761 stores in the United States and Canada and had annual sales of $40.2 billion in 2006. The company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWY. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070317/c349c2e0/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 17 21:15:14 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:15:14 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: food recall list Message-ID: <200703180415.l2I4FQhk000564@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: food recall list amanda here, thought id list the food names impacted by the recall for specific codes you have to go to the companies website but generally its canned or pouched items. its a long list so delete now if not interested. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets Authority Award Best Choice Big Bet Big Red Bloom Bruiser Cadillac Companion Demoulas Market Basket Eukanuba Food Lion Giant Companion Great Choice Hannaford Hill Country Fare Hy-Vee Iams Key Food Laura Lynn Loving Meals Main Choice Mixables Nutriplan Nutro Max Nutro Natural Choice Nutro Ol'Roy Paws Pet Essentials Pet Pride - Good n Meaty Presidents Choice Price Chopper Priority Publix Roche Bros Save-A-Lot Schnucks Shep Dog Springsfield Prize Sprout Stater Bros Total Pet, My True Friend Western Family White Rose Winn Dixie Your Pet __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Members | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity * 3 New Members Visit Your Group Got Yodel? 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070317/8b31980a/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Tue Mar 20 16:18:28 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:18:28 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [GDUI-Friends] Taxi driver rejected guide dog Message-ID: <200703202318.l2KNIifv019101@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ From: GDUI-Friends at yahoogroups.com [mailto:GDUI-Friends at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:57 PM To: nagdu; GDUI-Friends at yahoogroups.com; gdui-leaders at yahoogroups.com Subject: [GDUI-Friends] Taxi driver rejected guide dog Adelaide Now, Australia Thursday, March 15, 2007 Taxi driver rejected guide dog By GAVIN LOWER, COURT REPORTER THE day before a blind man was due to give evidence about a taxi driver who would not accept his guide dog, another driver refused to let his dog into a taxi, the District Court heard yesterday. Peter Ellson, 60, of Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, said he was refused a ride by a taxi driver at Adelaide Airport, after flying in on Tuesday to give evidence yesterday. "He said he won't take the dog . . . said 'no' and just drove off," Mr Ellson told the court. Taxi driver Nariman Fathi has appealed to the court to be given back his taxi licence, after he was disqualified for three years for refusing to accept Mr Ellson and his dog in February, 2006. Mr Fathi, who was also fined $2700, has told the court he was unaware of the regulations requiring him to take guide dogs at the time he was sent to pick up Mr Ellson at the Highlander Hotel, Gilles Plains. But the court heard Mr Fathi scored 100 per cent on a test about taxi regulations during his training to obtain a taxi licence. Mr Ellson said he had tried to explain to Mr Fathi he had to take guide dogs but he was "rude and arrogant and would not listen". The court heard Mr Fathi left but later returned to pick up Mr Ellson after being told by his company he had to take guide dogs. Mr Ellson refused to go with Mr Fathi and denied his claim that he had apologised. "If he apologised I would have got into the taxi," he said. Master Peter Norman reserved his decision on Mr Fathi. http://www.news. com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21383238-2682,00.html -- BlindNews mailing list To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a message to BlindNews-Owner@ BlindProgramming.com The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen. com/blind/ To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: BlindNews at blindprog ramming.com Access your subscription info at: http://blindprogram ming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to BlindNews-Request@ BlindProgramming.com with the word unsubscribe in either the subject or body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070320/84416043/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Fri Mar 23 18:03:50 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:03:50 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Rat Poison Suspected in Dog / Pet food Contamination. Message-ID: <200703240104.l2O142Qr006690@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Subject: Rat Poison Suspected in Dog / Pet food Contamination. Courtesy: "Assistance Dogs". NEWS FLASH! Rat Poison suspected!!! http://poopcity. typepad.com/poop_city/ BREAKING: Rat poison suspected ABC says rat poison is the suspected Menu Foods contaminant. March 23, 2007- ABC News has learned that investigators have determined that a rodent killing chemical is the toxin in the tainted pet food that has killed several animals. A source close to the investigation tells ABC News that the rodenticide, which the source says is illegal to use in the U.S., was on wheat that was imported from China and used by Menu Foods in nearly 100 brands of dog and cat food. A news conference is scheduled for this afternoon by experts in Albany, New York where scientists at the state's Food Laboratory made the discovery a week after a massive recall of 60 million cans and pouches was issued. The chemical is aminopterin. What investigators can't say so far is whether this is the only contaminant in all of the recalled food. There is some good news according to the source. Knowing the chemical should aid veterinarians who are treating animals that have been sickened by the pet food. 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Dear Valued PetSmart customer: As you have probably heard, Menu Foods, a national manufacturer of pet foods, issued a voluntary recall of canned and pouched wet dog and cat food manufactured in two of its facilities between December 2006 and March 2007. Again, this is a recall of a specific type of wet pet food made by Menu Foods. Other wet pet foods and all dry pet food and treats are not impacted by this recall. Menu Foods initiated the recall after receiving reports that some of its foods may be the cause of reported illnesses and kidney failure in dogs and cats. Menu Foods distributes these products to supermarkets, mass merchandisers and pet specialty stores, including PetSmartR, under a variety of brand names. Click here to see a complete list of PetSmart products that are part of the recall, as well as their respective UPCs (also referred to as the bar code). The bar code can be found on the product label; the UPC is under the series of bars. As a reminder, the items listed are the only items that PetSmart carries that have been affected by the recall. In the meantime, we have pulled all recalled products from our store shelves and have a process in place to help ensure they're not restocked or distributed in any way. If you have purchased any of the recalled items, you should discontinue use immediately. We recommend you contact your vet if you have any concerns that your pet may have been affected. Symptoms may include: 1. Vomiting (this is usually the first sign) 2. Refusal to eat 3. Fatigue 4. Abnormal increase in water consumption 5. Abnormal increase in urination If you're interested in finding out more about what kinds of tests vets recommend to make a diagnosis, click here . Additionally, if you are looking for a recommendation for your unique pet food needs, please visit our Smart Nutrition Selector on our website. Or, if you need additional assistance while in the store, feel free to ask an associate. If you know of any other pet parents that are in search of more information, please share this with them. If you have food that is a part of the recall, you can bring it back to PetSmart for a complete refund. Or, we'll exchange your items with any dry food or alternative canned or foiled pouched wet foods that we have in stock. Please remember, this recall affects only specific wet pet food items. All dry pet food and treats are not impacted by this recall. We also encourage customers with concerns or questions to contact any of the companies listed below: Authority - 1-866-738-7375 Award - 1-866-738-7375 Eukanuba - 1-800-882-1591 (www.eukanuba.com ) Grreat Choice - 1-866-738-7375 Hills/Science Diet - 1-800-445-5777 (www.hillspet.com ) Iams - 1-800-882-1591 (www.iams.com ) Menu Foods - 1-866-463-6738 (www.menufoods.com ) Mighty Dog - 1-800-778-7462 (www.purina.com ) Mixables - 1-303-768-8400 (www.varietypetfoods.com ) Nutro - 1-800-833-5330 (www.nutroproducts.com ) Sophisticat - 1-866-738-7375 At PetSmart, we're very concerned pet parents too, and we will do everything in our power to help. Please visit PetSmart.com for the most up-to-date information. If you have any additional questions about the Menu Foods recall, please call our Customer Service line at 1-866-738-7375. Sincerely, Philip L. Francis Chairman & CEO, PetSmart, Inc. Please do not reply to this email as we are not able to respond to messages sent to this address. 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Message-ID: <200703250406.l2P468dK005436@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: : 9-11 Widow Promotes Service Dog Program ---. The Journal News, NY, USA Thursday, March 22, 2007 9 11 widow promotes service dog program By BARBARA LIVINGSTON NACKMAN VALHALLA - There is no doubt that a dog can brighten someone's day and be trained to help those with extra needs. Cathy Carilli, whose husband, Tom Sinton III of Croton-on-Hudson, died in the 9/11 attacks, knows the solace that animals can bring all too well and wants to share that - along with their practical assistance -with wounded veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Carilli has created The Tower of Hope Foundation and planned tonight's fundraiser, "Lighting the Path," in lower Manhattan to help train dogs to assist veterans who have lost limbs in combat. "During my darkest moments after losing (my husband), it was our pets that gave me comfort when I was alone," said Carilli, who explained that her tiger-like savannah cats cuddled with her in the kitchen and reminded her that she wasn't alone, even though her heart was breaking. Sinton was at the trading desk at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center when the plane hit. He is one of the 109 Westchester residents remembered at "The Rising," the county's memorial at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla to those killed in the terror attacks. Carilli, 46, a portfolio manager at U.S. Trust in New York City, remarried in 2004 and last month moved to Sleepy Hollow. She sought to turn the tragedy and sadness of the attacks into something positive and in the proper image of her late husband, whom she described as exuberant, smart and full of life. "Afghanistan and Iraq are a direct result of 9/11, and these (soldiers) are our heroes - and so many are coming back with terrible disabilities," she said. "Irrespective of what our politicians are fighting over, these people have volunteered and deserve our help and our respect." The foundation directors have set a goal of raising at least a half- million dollars for animal training centers that spend roughly $25,000 a year per dog. "I know I can't stop terrorists, but at least I can improve the quality of life for some people," Carilli said. Veteran Luke Murphy is hoping for his own assistance dog. Murphy, a staff sergeant in the Army's 101st Airborne Division, was injured by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on April 25. He lost his right leg from above his knee and his left leg is badly banged up, he said last month while undergoing occupational therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. "I haven't worked with a dog yet, but I think one could really be effective. I don't really want a cane," said Palm City, Fla., man said. "I could be the only guy who can bring an animal into public places. I think an animal will give some physical and moral support, and a dog, when trained, can be very responsive to commands." Murphy said he hopes to take college classes and is counting on an assistance dog to help carry his books, open doors, reach things he can't get to and even guide him in walking. The 25-year-old is working with NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Veterans, which last year was the first service dog program to be invited to Walter Reed to meet with returning soldiers. Sheila O'Brien, executive director of NEADS, said the dogs can "bring smiles to the veterans' faces and can offer assistance to them." "We are making the world better one dog at a time," she said. The concept is to train dogs to help injured veterans gain better mobility and to give them more confidence in public situations. "Veterans have given everything, and it is time for us to give back to them," she said. There are large numbers of disabled men and women coming back from overseas, many of them young and eager to re-enter the larger world, she added. Barbara Jenkel of Chappaqua, who volunteers with East Coast Assistance Dogs, is interested in the veterans program and has trained dogs for a variety of assistance tasks. "People living with a disability want to get back into society," she said, holding the leash of a friendly golden retriever, Bip, at the Valhalla memorial. "A Seeing Eye dog is a 'tell me' dog, but a service dog is an 'ask me' dog." Dogs have long been used in the military and can be trained to help former soldiers in other ways, she added. The Tower of Hope Foundation has rallied support from a Sleepy Hollow-based veterinarian, Dr. Brian Green of Carmel. Green and his wife, Dr. Kathy Noone, also a veterinarian, are longtime friends of Carilli's. Green will be honored at the foundation's gala with a Beacon of Light Award. "It is a real honor to be one of the first recognized by the foundation and to help Cathy with this wonderful project," Green said. "There is no doubt that animals make a difference in people's lives, and I'm glad to be a part of this." Reach Barbara Livingston Nackman at bnackman at lohud. com or 845-228-2272. http://www.nynews. com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/NEWS02/703220375 _______________________________________________ Blind-conservative mailing list [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Polls Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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As they continued to talk, they soon discovered a startling coincidence. Both accidents had occurred two years earlier on exactly the same date, October 9, 1993. Engel's accident was on a cold autumn night in St. Louis during his freshman year of college when he was 18. Following a hockey game, Engel and some friends were headed to a local diner. As they pulled into a busy intersection, a speeding driver slammed broadside into their car. Along with other injuries, every bone in Engel's face was broken by the impact. When Graham's accident happened, he was a 31-year-old captain in the Texas prison system. Graham had been driving on a dark West Texas road near Lubbock, lost control on a curve, and flipped the car into a cotton field. Thrown from the vehicle, he ended up face down in the dirt with broken bones and severe head trauma. With their life-threatening injuries, both Engel and Graham spent months in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Demonstrating similar determination and positive attitudes, each decided to treat his blindness as an inconvenience and not a barrier. After receiving training with his guide dog, Engel returned to Missouri State University and earned a Bachelors Degree in Communications. He began speaking to groups about his experiences and is now a professional speaker, teaching audiences how to overcome adversity, make intelligent choices and see obstacles as opportunities. He has resided in St. Louis for several years and is in the process of moving to Orlando where he and his fianc?e plan to live after their marriage this year. Engel, 31, has written two books. His autobiography, "After This.An Inspirational Journey For All The Wrong Reasons," challenges readers to recognize that choices, not circumstances, determine happiness. He also is author of "The Other End Of The Stethoscope.33 Insights For Excellent Patient Care," a book about the challenges faced by health care providers that limit their ability to provide excellent patient care. Engel also writes a blog and maintains a website, marcusengel.com. After Graham's training at Seeing Eye, he focused on a new goal of becoming a counselor for people with disabilities. Graham entered the University of Houston-Clear Lake and earned a Bachelors Degree in Behavioral Science, and a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology. He later served as Coordinator of Disability Support Services at Central Texas College in Killeen, TX. Today, Graham, 44, is married and lives in Kingwood, TX, where he produces a blog called Access Ability. The blog, LINK: accessability.blogspot.com , is targeted to college professionals in the disability support services field. Graham uses the blog to publish information about disability resources and to provide a forum for disability professionals and disabled students to share their knowledge and opinions. Since that fateful meeting in 1995, Engel and Graham have become very good friends. As each of them has worked to inspire other people over the years, they also have provided inspiration for each other with their successful lives. 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The father of two lost his sight when he was 24 after driving home drunk from a party. His car crashed into a retaining wall and, despite wearing a seatbelt, his face smashed through the windscreen leaving him completely blind. He has since missed seeing a lot of things, especially the faces of his two children who were born after his accident. However McMullen is not miserable. He is turning his experience into something positive. "To be completely blind when I woke up in hospital and told I was never going to see again - to say it changed me is the biggest understatement. I could not read, I could not write, I could not get up and go anywhere by myself," he said. A guiding light for McMullen was a word of advice from a friend visiting him in hospital who said: "You have one of two choices: choose to be a victim or get off your arse and survive." McMullen threw himself into learning skills from the Foundation for the Blind - how to use a cane, use a computer, how to orientate himself, and work with a guide dog. However, just because McMullen cannot see does not mean he cannot do. He has run his own computer business and he now works for the Foundation for the Blind. He also uses his experiences to help the community, going to schools to share his story in the hope of stopping someone make the same mistake of drink driving. His dog, Yusef, helps him achieve a lot of tasks. "My dog has given me independence ..." McMullen said. Guide dogs respond to 120 commands, such as avoiding puddles, stopping for obstacles such as tree branches and finding bus stops, kerbs and traffic lights. Yusef can even find a seat on the bus. 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070324/029918b8/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 24 21:12:34 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:12:34 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: FULL RECALL-BJ's Wholesale Club Issues Recall of "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears Dog Treats Because of Potential for Salmonella Contamination Message-ID: <200703250412.l2P4ClQ4012894@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: FULL RECALL-BJ's Wholesale Club Issues Recall of "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears Dog Treats Because of Potential for Salmonella Contamination BJ's Wholesale Club Issues Recall of "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears Dog Treats Because of Potential for Salmonella Contamination http://www.fda. gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bj03_07.html Recall -- Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. BJ's Wholesale Club Issues Recall of "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears Dog Treats Because of Potential for Salmonella Contamination Contact: Stephanie LaCroix 508-651-6904 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Natick, MA -- March 9, 2007 -- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. is recalling its 25-count packages of "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears dog treats with no lot number and only the expiration advisory "BEST IF USED BY 2009" (without referencing a specific month) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious infections in dogs, and, if there is cross contamination, young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Confirmatory testing is ongoing but until the testing is final, consumers should immediately stop feeding the treats to their pets. Salmonella can potentially be transferred to people handling these dog treats, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the product or any surfaces exposed to these products. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers. Dogs that become ill from Salmonella generally will have a fever and diarrhea that may contain blood or mucus. Affected animals may seem more tired that usual, and may have vomiting. Some dogs do not have diarrhea, but will have decreased appetite, fever and excess salivation. If your dog has consumed the recalled product and is exhibiting these signs, please contact your veterinarian. The potential for contamination was noted after testing revealed the potential presence of Salmonella in a 25-count package of "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears dog treats. There have been no confirmed illnesses to date. These products have been removed from sale while the problem is being investigated. BJ's members who purchased "Berkley & Jensen" Full-Cut Pig Ears dog treats between January 1, 2006 through March 8, 2007 should discontinue use of the product and may return the unused portion to any BJ's Wholesale Club for a full refund. Consumers who have further questions may contact BJ's toll free Member Care line at 1-800-BJS-CLUB. #### RSS Feed for FDA Recalls Information [what's this?] Renee, Maverick & Cali Yahoo! 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070324/e102ec2f/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 31 18:30:47 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:30:47 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Muslim cabbies offer free rides for the blind and their dogs Message-ID: <200704010130.l311Uwv0028307@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Tina, Nina and Sicily **"Champions do more" Be sure to check out my online mall At: www.go4gold.biz _____ Subject: Muslim cabbies offer free rides for the blind and their dogs > > > From: Assistance Dogs. > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 > Subject: [a-dog] Muslim cabbies offer free rides for the blind and their > dogs > > > http://wkbt. com/Global/story.asp?S=6302225 > > Muslim cabbies offer free rides for the blind and their dogs > > MINNEAPOLIS Muslim cabdrivers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport > are offering blind people and their guide dogs free rides during an > upcoming > convention. > > The Muslim cabbies are under fire for allegedly refusing service on > religious grounds. Many Muslims believe dogs are unclean. But about 300 cabbies are offering free rides to people attending the National Federation of the Blind convention next month. They hope to counter the perception that they refuse to carry service dogs. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says the cabbies claim such refusals never took place. > The president of the federation's Minnesota chapter gave the offer of free rides a cool reception. Joyce Scanlan says she'd prefer the cab drivers simply do their jobs. > ___ > > Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press, > http://www.twinciti es.com > > __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Polls Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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Name: _AVG certification_.txt Url: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20070331/2d172077/attachment.txt From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Mar 31 20:20:25 2007 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:20:25 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: North Carolina, USA: State Senate Approves Bill To Increase Penalties For Harming Service Dogs Message-ID: <200704010320.l313Kamn000033@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> Subject: North Carolina, USA: State Senate Approves Bill To Increase Penalties For Harming Service Dogs Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Senate OKs police dog legislation By J. Eric Eckard Rocky Mount Telegram Friday, March 30, 2007 Rocky Mount police Cpl. Chris Hicks is at the center of a bill that's passing through the N.C. General Assembly, but he shuns the publicity. The N.C. Senate unanimously passed a bill a few weeks ago that would make killing a police dog or an assistance animal, such as a Seeing Eye dog, a Class H felony. At present, committing such a crime would be considered a Class I felony. If the N.C. House passes the same bill and the governor signs it into law, anyone convicted of this crime in the future would receive a harsher penalty than 26-year-old Marcus Henderson would have faced if his case had gone to trial. "I see it as something positive but not just for me or Danny, for all K-9 handlers in North Carolina," Hicks said. "I think it's a positive change for everybody." Henderson was accused of shooting and killing Hicks' K-9 partner, Danny, during a shootout in July. But because the U.S. attorney's office decided to prosecute Henderson under federal weapons and drug laws, the state charges were dismissed, authorities said. That hasn't stopped N.C. Sen. A.B. Swindell, D-Nash, from pushing the bill through the legislature. "We passed it in the Senate, and that's wonderful," Swindell, the bill's sponsor, said of the 47-0 vote on March 14. "And I have not heard one peep of opposition." The bill now sits in the House, Swindell said, and he expects it to pass there pretty quickly. "I'm glad it had in there not only police animals, but assistance animals, too," he said. "I think people want this. "Anyone who willfully (kills) a police animal or an assistance animal shouldn't get just a slap on the wrist." The proposed law wouldn't guarantee prison time for those convicted, but it doubles the punishment allowed for those with extensive criminal backgrounds. And the new law also would differentiate between assaulting a police dog and killing one. "We're halfway there," said Hicks, who now patrols with a new dog, Chance. "And I don't see it as a problem getting it passed." Find this article at: http://www.rockymou nttelegram.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/03/31/newdoglaw.html __________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! 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