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Blind man attaches GoPro to guide dog to record his commute
- Published_at:2017-01-05
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Online News
- tags: 'No-one ever stands up on the Tube But the worst part is the tutting': Blind ex-doctor 37 straps a camera to his guide dog to capture the daily abuse he is subjected to by commuters
- description: 'No-one ever stands up on the Tube. But the worst part is the tutting': Blind ex-doctor, 37, straps a camera to his guide dog to capture the daily abuse he is subjected to by commuters Amit Patel lost his sight after routine cornea transplants to correct blurry vision The former A&E doctor is now subjected to abuse by commuters on a daily basis People hit his guide dog with umbrellas to get past and he is ignored by staff By AMIE GORDON FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 12:16 GMT, 5 January 2017 | UPDATED: 12:31 GMT, 5 January 2017 e-mail View comments A blind former doctor has strapped a camera to his guide dog to capture the daily abuse they are subjected to by commuters. Amit Patel, who lost his sight after undergoing cornea transplants to correct his blurry vision, says he is constantly barged out of the way as he navigates around London. The 37-year-old claims other travellers step over his guide dog Kika and even hit her with umbrellas to move out of the way on escalators. Scroll down for video Amit Patel strapped a GoPro camera to his dog Kika to record the daily abuse they are subjected to Amit Patel strapped a GoPro camera to his dog Kika to record the daily abuse they are subjected to The 37-year-old claims other travellers step over his guide dog Kika and even hit her with umbrellas to move out of the way on escalators The 37-year-old claims other travellers step over his guide dog Kika and even hit her with umbrellas to move out of the way on escalators 0:00 The former A&E doctor was working as a locum at hospitals around London when he started losing his sight three years ago, following six cornea transplants in Britain and two in America. He was diagnosed with the condition keratoconus, which changes the shape of the cornea, during his final year of medical school by his flatmate who was a student optician. After correcting his vision for around nine months, each transplant was then rejected by his body. Mr Patel says he has been told to apologise for being in the way and ignored by station staff - so the father-of-one attached a GoPro camera to Kika's back to record the public's behaviour. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next ¿We¿re being treated like children¿: Furious sheltered... Mother says she has been slapped with an anti-social... Time-honoured tradition of Changing the Guard at Buckingham... New mother, 26, spent seven weeks in a coma after... His wife Seema reviews the footage at the end of the day and tweets about the pair's travels around the capital. Mr Patel said people 'deliberately' hit him with their bags: 'They have loads of space to get past but they seem to think it is fun to barge into a blind person. 'Kika always sits to my left hand side so we often block the escalator and people will hit her with bags and umbrellas to get her to move out of the way. The footage recorded on the camera is reviewed by Mr Patel's wife The footage recorded on the camera is reviewed by Mr Patel's wife 'The worst part is the tutting and negative comments behind me. People are so rude and arrogant and assume they can do whatever they want. 'One lady even said I should apologise to the people behind her for holding them up. I asked her if I should apologise for being blind and she said, "yes". 'Sometimes I wonder who is the blind person when there are people glued to their mobile phones. 'It really scares Kika sometimes, I can feel how upset she gets and when I get upset she senses it and she won't go on the escalators for a few days.'
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