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Sep 10, 2022 · During the September 11th attacks, a blind man named Michael Hingson descended 78 floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center with his beloved guide dog.
Sep 13, 2023 · Guide Dog Roselle Helped Her Blind Partner Escape the World Trade Center. On that fateful Tuesday, sales director Michael Hingson, blind since birth, arrived for work on the 78th floor of the...
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In her memory, Hingson and Susy Flory wrote a book of his 9/11 experience entitled Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero [12] which became a New York Times Bestseller. [13]
Michael Hingson embraces his guide dog Roselle. Michael Hingson has been blind since birth due to a disease called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In his infancy, doctors suggested his parents send him to a home for the blind, where they could take better care of him.
May 1, 2024 · Morris Frank was a blind man who helped start the first school that trained seeing eye dogs. His dog Buddy is considered to be the first seeing eye dog in America.
Jul 1, 2011 · The story of a blind man stepping into a world of danger without a vision but only a dog that can help him out to one of the tallest skyscraper that been built for years. Michael Hingson , the hero and the survivor of the 9/11 tragedy, made a history for blind people.
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Aug 29, 2024 · Frank Morris and his faithful companion Buddy did something amazing, transforming the lives of blind people by granting them newfound independence. Buddy, in Frank’s words, bestowed upon him the invaluable gift of freedom. Before the advent of guide dogs, those with visual impairments faced widespread marginalization.
