tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post4863447622673800708..comments2023-10-09T08:49:54.077-07:00Comments on The Deal with Disability: Hmm...maybe my dog will stop people from saying crazy stuff.Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-19340220960177007792012-07-28T11:34:53.946-07:002012-07-28T11:34:53.946-07:00Actually, most blind people DON'T use service ...Actually, most blind people DON'T use service dogs--only some do. It is more common for a blind person to use a white cane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-14218348164989926252012-05-22T06:39:58.483-07:002012-05-22T06:39:58.483-07:00They have already understand the actual staying he...They have already understand the actual staying here.So for this they are quite interested to leave this site as along.But they are not prepared for this. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.computervalley.ca/accessories/computer-casings" rel="nofollow">Cool Computer Cases</a>Johnmark1478https://www.blogger.com/profile/00462412041584954154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-15147278538366872972010-10-07T21:43:05.124-07:002010-10-07T21:43:05.124-07:00YEAH!
People that see me and Liam together act way...YEAH!<br />People that see me and Liam together act way different.<br />having a disability makes it hard for people to say thing while they try not to sound hurtful. Even when Liam is not with me and I talk about him in school they act different.<br />The other day I asked my best friend why they did that and her theory is that people see you as kind and responsable enough to look ater a very Isabelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071252752347674964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-30948961941099076522010-08-29T19:36:54.077-07:002010-08-29T19:36:54.077-07:00You're lucky! I use a guide dog. I could write...You're lucky! I use a guide dog. I could write a book on the encounters I have with people asking me strange and personal questions about both my disability and my dog guide. One example is the line of questioning I got recently while at a hair salon. The stylist asked me why I needed a guide dog, if I was renting her and what my glasses prescription is, just to name a few. Sometimes I wonderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-54127041319757160112010-08-23T15:41:39.500-07:002010-08-23T15:41:39.500-07:00that is honestly not weird because most blind indi...that is honestly not weird because most blind individuals have service dogs with them and it is not really noticible that they are blind besides the dogjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890297146944964240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-54080297710946281482010-08-23T14:39:35.064-07:002010-08-23T14:39:35.064-07:00While my disability wasn't terribly noticeable...While my disability wasn't terribly noticeable before I got my dog, now that is is more visible, I rarely get comments about it, most comments are about the dog. The only weird comments I get frequently are asking if I'm blind.Tiffanyhttp://dog.huggardlee.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-88830126307169441982010-08-23T12:00:54.594-07:002010-08-23T12:00:54.594-07:00While I don't have a service dog, my friend wh...While I don't have a service dog, my friend who did and a service dog trainer I met with said the dog does tend to divert people from focusing on the disability, asking questions about it, etc. Instead, the dog becomes a social icebreaker (though certainly unwanted interactions/distractions happen).fridawriteshttp://fridawrites.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com