10/15/2018 – Mumbai Mirror Indian-origin man going blind given first guide horse in UK
IST Patel and Digby; PIC: DAILY MIRROR LONDON An Indian-origin man based in north-west England, who suffers from a degenerative eye condition, is set to become the first person in the UK to get a guide horse to assist him with daily tasks once he loses his vision completely. Mohammed Salim Patel, a journalist based in Blackburn at Lancashire, suffers from a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, due to which he is left with a very small amount ofsight in his right eye and will eventually become totally blind. The 24-year-old, who suffers from a deep-seated fear of dogs since a scary childhood encounter, could not rely on the more commonly used guide dogs for the blind and that is how the concept of a miniature guide horse came to his attention. “Digby (guide horse) is still a baby and will be two 10/15/2018 Indian-origin man going blind given first guide horse in UK https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/world/indian-origin-man-going-blind-given-first-guide-horse-in-uk/articleshowprint/66207064.cms?prtpage=1 2/2 years old in May 2019. His training will take around two more years, so I expect to be able to bring him home to Blackburn once he’s finished his training. He will be able to work into his 40s, whereas a guide dog has to retire at the age of eight,” Patelsaid. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
