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From: Nancy.Feldman@p0.f605.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Nancy Feldman)
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Subject: nfb and dogs
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Date: 20 Jun 91 20:03:35 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

MO>NFB doesn't oppose the use of dogs, although Iunderstand that they used
MO>to do so. Ken Journigan was apparently quite unalterably opposed, and
MO>even, in the past, made statements about a person being lead around by a
MO>dumb animal. But that position has been changed now for several years.
MO>NFB had a guidedog users division.

NFB may not be opposed to the use of dogs anymore, but at their last
convention there were a total of 3 guide dog users.  Some of the non-dog
users attempted to make us feelout of place or like we were stupid for
trusting dogs.  I mostly ignored it, because otherwise it was a nice
convention.
 *SLMR 2.0 * An armed society is a polite society.

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