Comments on: The Whittington says yes! http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2010/02/the-whittington-says-yes.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lynne Featherstone http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2010/02/the-whittington-says-yes.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2836 Lynne Featherstone Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:24:25 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=6204#comment-2836 What a fascinating history. Yes - it shouldn't have to be so hard to get basic rights actually practised - but sadly it still is. What a fascinating history. Yes – it shouldn’t have to be so hard to get basic rights actually practised – but sadly it still is.

]]> By: Diana Buckley http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2010/02/the-whittington-says-yes.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2833 Diana Buckley Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:38:20 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=6204#comment-2833 Well done! But how sad it is that people never think of these things until there is pressure. In the 1960's, my father (who was blind and had a guide dog) was refused a bus journey because the conductor was afraid of dogs. Naturally, he refused to get off the bus and it was all over the national papers the next day. That started the debate over the acceptance of guide dogs in public places and with him being PR Officer for St Dunstan's, managed to lobby and get the issue out in the public domain. It seems that today we have to still fight for rights. Well done! But how sad it is that people never think of these things until there is pressure.

In the 1960′s, my father (who was blind and had a guide dog) was refused a bus journey because the conductor was afraid of dogs.

Naturally, he refused to get off the bus and it was all over the national papers the next day.

That started the debate over the acceptance of guide dogs in public places and with him being PR Officer for St Dunstan’s, managed to lobby and get the issue out in the public domain.

It seems that today we have to still fight for rights.

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