Yes. Great Achievement to be done. On 4/27/12, Mohit Shah Shah <mohit.shah...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently came back from the U.S. where I saw many great things. > One of the things that I saw was how visually impaired people do > everything quite gracefully with a guide dog. > This really tempted me to think whether the use of guide dogs would be > possible and feasible in India. > Although it's true that India doesn't have the best of roads, it's > also true that most indoor places like malls, airports, hotels, > offices, etc have the same kind of structure all over the world. > The roads in India have improved largely over the last few years and > most of them now are at par with most nations. > > So, with that being said, the only major issue, I believe, is that > people feel that Indians, in general, hate and are scared of dogs, so > the experiment wouldn't work. > Now, my point is this: How many people have you seen who look at the > white cane with awe and respect? > I, for one, haven't come across many such people. > > I believe that we can and must work towards promoting the use of guide > dogs in India. > > I saw a blind man who was giving his guide dog instructions like, > 'Find the stairs' or 'Find an empty chair' or 'Find this XYZ person' > and the dog was able to do those things perfectly. > Now, I don't think you can really do such things with a cane, even > though I have full respect for those who use the cane -- me being one > amongst them. > > So, what do you all think about this proposition? > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > >
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