Visually impaired people with guide dogs will have access to all public parks

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Visually impaired people with guide dogs will have access to all public parks

 

 

Bangkok’s City Hall has decided to open all public parks in Bangkok to visually impaired people with guide dogs and will arrange for shelters for guide dogs at its hospitals.

 

The decision to give greater access to the City Hall’s public services to the visually impaired was made by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) after a meeting Tuesday between city officials and Ms. Sirin Techawongtham, alias Nong Sai, a visually impaired woman with Thailand’s first guide dog, named Luther, which was trained in the US and brought to Thailand to help her navigate independently.

 

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang wrote in his Facebook post on Tuesday that there are laws regarding services and facilities to be provided to disabled people, but he admitted that there is no school to train guide dogs in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/visually-impaired-people-with-guide-dogs-will-have-access-to-all-public-parks/

 

 

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[mok199]

I cant imagine walking with a trained guide dog anywhere near the packs of ferrel soi dogs which roam our streets day and night...

[johng]

Dont worry...

"but he admitted that there is no school to train guide dogs in Thailand."

I've never seen a guide dog in Thailand...there are no guide dog schools...so only imported guide dogs ....including 300 % import tax. ?

[bender92]

Who will pick up the dog poop?

[tifino]

2 minutes ago, bender92 said:

Who will pick up the dog poop?

 probably this is why up till now that sighted people have HISOingly blocked the blind from having the dogs from parks?

 

no doubt silently citing 'they don't see shit'  - really sad!! 

but the mindless blockades have finally been blindsided...

[owenm]

And next will be legally allowing guide dogs on all public transport and taxis in Thailand.. 

 

In my next life maybe!! ???? 

[Cake Monster]

Are there any specially Trained Guide Dogs in Thailand ?

Been here 13 Years and never seen a Guide Dog.