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Guide Dogs For All? Maybe Not. | Where's Your Dog?
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Where's Your Dog? Actually, I prefer the white stick, thanks. It’s The Little Things. How Do You … Coordinate Your Clothing? Guide Dogs For All? Could they have done more? Note: These are not horror stories. They are tales of real people who underwent real suffering. Please respect that. Toeing the Party Line: Alicia’s Story. So, once she completed high school, she was matched with Dusty, a yellow lab with whom she bonded immediately. Finally, Alicia had to accept that she and her dog were both desperate...
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The honeymoon period is over and the real work begins…. – trainingwithguidedogfable
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Follow the progress of Guide Dog Fable and I during our training. The honeymoon period is over and the real work begins…. August 2, 2015. Its been a really tough weekend for Team Mable! I didn’t’ really want to write this blog because its going to have a few low points but I feel I owe it to my myself and anyone reading this to be honest about the highs and lows of this process. I had a fairly sleepless night wondering what I was going to do. I kept thinking what would my GDMI say? And once you’ve ...
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The ultimate test of trust; a blindfolded walk! – trainingwithguidedogfable
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Follow the progress of Guide Dog Fable and I during our training. The ultimate test of trust; a blindfolded walk! July 28, 2015. July 28, 2015. All of sudden I realised I was standing on the tactile surface by the curb! My clever girl has done that all on her own! As a little reward we all went for a coffee and cake and I my first experience of taking Fable into a public toilet with me! An “interesting” moment and I half expected her to start saying “busy busy” to me🙂. We visited the gym again on our wa...
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August | 2013 | Random Happenings and Observations
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Random Happenings and Observations. Me, My Guide Dog and the Rest of the World. Monthly Archives: August 2013. Assistance Lacking for Disabled Passengers at Nottingham. August 27, 2013. Since July 20th there have been no trains in and out of Nottingham station on most routes. The station re-opened today. Fortunately, I haven’t needed to use the station until last Thursday when my husband and I travelled from Nottingham … Continue reading →. Not an Access Refusal …. Excluded from the Latest Craze.
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May | 2014 | Random Happenings and Observations
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Random Happenings and Observations. Me, My Guide Dog and the Rest of the World. Monthly Archives: May 2014. Attitudes towards Disabled People. May 1, 2014. Last year I missed Blogging Against Disablism Day, so this year I am determined to write something. I decided to write this year about changing attitudes towards disabled people as experienced by myself and my husband. We are both blind. … Continue reading →. Not an Access Refusal …. Excluded from the Latest Craze. Day 8, A Pleasant Surprise.
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Job Centre Plus | Random Happenings and Observations
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Random Happenings and Observations. Me, My Guide Dog and the Rest of the World. If you could have your sight, would you want it or not? Attitudes towards Disabled People →. October 14, 2013. I would very much like to talk to the press about what happened to my husband at the job centre today. It is indicative of what is happening to disable people all over the country as a result of this evil coalition government’s attitude to disabled people, particularly those who do not have a job. In short, here we h...
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The honeymoon period is over and the real work begins…. – trainingwithguidedogfable
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Follow the progress of Guide Dog Fable and I during our training. The honeymoon period is over and the real work begins…. August 2, 2015. Its been a really tough weekend for Team Mable! I didn’t’ really want to write this blog because its going to have a few low points but I feel I owe it to my myself and anyone reading this to be honest about the highs and lows of this process. I had a fairly sleepless night wondering what I was going to do. I kept thinking what would my GDMI say? And once you’ve ...
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Are Blind People Being Exploited? | Random Happenings and Observations
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Random Happenings and Observations. Me, My Guide Dog and the Rest of the World. Attitudes towards Disabled People. Recording family occasions →. Are Blind People Being Exploited? June 5, 2014. I’ve just read a request from one of the large blindness organisations in the UK who are asking for blind and partially sighted volunteers to test out possible solutions to touch screen access in public places. If capable blind personnel are seen to be doing a good job within the organisation, other companies will ...
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October | 2013 | Random Happenings and Observations
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Random Happenings and Observations. Me, My Guide Dog and the Rest of the World. Monthly Archives: October 2013. October 14, 2013. I would very much like to talk to the press about what happened to my husband at the job centre today. It is indicative of what is happening to disable people all over the country as a result of this … Continue reading →. If you could have your sight, would you want it or not? October 14, 2013. I’d jump … Continue reading →. Not an Access Refusal …. Day 8, A Pleasant Surprise.
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To Stink Or Not To Stink: That Is The Question… « Clairetrude's Corner
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Every day life; an unfolding story. To Stink Or Not To Stink: That Is The Question…. I have an acute sense of smell. And the truth of the matter is, I stink. Why don’t you have a shower? I can hear your thoughts loud and clear. Have a shower and you won’t stink. Simples! Except it isn’t. Except it isn’t. It’s 2.54am. I want to be in bed. My body is tired, my brain went to jail hours ago. Yet something nags away at my psyche picking out strands of unease and twisting them round my co...Some people might w...
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