Justice 4 Deafblind Guidedog Owner Molly Watt - age 17

Anon

/ #154 Re:

2011-12-12 23:22

#151: -

Guest, it is my understanding that a person must have cane skills already in order to qualify for a guide dog, for the precise reason that if anything happens to the dog even temporarily (illness, operation), the person won't be left without stranded. But I'm willing to stand corrected.

 

I'm afraid Jane lost me at the comment about Molly's refusing to use a cane because she is "fashion conscious."  Comments like that will not help Molly and only serve to alienate people who would otherwise be sympathetic to Molly's situation.  If that is the sort of reasoning presented to the school in arguing Molly's case, I'm not surprised it went down like a ton of bricks.