David Dixon

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  Published on: 7/18/2009    Last Visited: 7/18/2009  

  A photo of David Dixon and his late guide dog, Seemor, sits next to the urn containing his canine companion's ashes at Lohman Pet Cemetery. Dixon, who had Seemor for 10 years, was forced to put his dog to sleep because of cancer.
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  DAYTONA BEACH -- Everyone who knows David Dixon knew his guide dog, Seemor.
  
  Or, perhaps it's better said that those who knew Seemor, know Dixon.
  
  "Most people, if I was walking down the street or going into a meeting, they would talk to Seemor and then they would talk to me," Dixon said.
  
  Dixon, 73, was joined by friends to remember Seemor during a funeral service for the guide dog Friday at the Lohman Pet Cemetery. Cancer forced Dixon to have Seemor put to sleep July 8.
  
  For 10 years, Seemor was a constant companion for Dixon, who has been blind since 1993.
  
  "Whenever we would go anywhere, he'd take off and make sure I was safe," Dixon said. "He saved my life twice in traffic. He got in front of me, stopped me, and cars went whizzing by."
  
  Seemor was a constant companion as Dixon traveled to meetings and activities as president of the Handicapped Adults of Volusia County, known as HAVOC. The guide dog even accompanied Dixon and his wife, Yvonne Dixon, on cruises.

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  Published on: 12/12/2005    Last Visited: 3/15/2009  

  HAVOC members, led by HAVOC President David Dixon, had previously voted unanimously to support verifiable elections and against the touch-screen machines.

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  Accessible restrooms in short supply on Volusia's... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/15/2002    Last Visited: 7/15/2002  

  "This is not a good record," says David Dixon, president of Handicapped Adults of Volusia County, a watchdog group that monitors services for local people with disabilities and goes by the acronym HAVOC."We've been battling this for a while."
  
  But Dixon said he always gets the same answer from county officials: There is not enough money in the till to renovate the crumbling restrooms that do exist.

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  Published on: 7/1/2001    Last Visited: 10/31/2002  

  The event is open to adults with physical disabilities and their companions, according to HAVOC president, David Dixon.For more information, call (386) 760-3180.
  
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  Beach plans might violate Americans with Disabilities... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/19/2002    Last Visited: 9/19/2002  

  "They can't build any of the new walkovers and not make them handicapped-accessible," said David Dixon, president of the Handicapped Adults of Volusia County."We'll make sure they do it."

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  Published on: 2/11/2006    Last Visited: 2/11/2006  

  "We have to make (Daytona Beach) a handicapped-friendly destination so people will come down and want to come back," said David Dixon, president of the Handicapped Adults of Volusia County.

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  Published on: 2/22/2006    Last Visited: 2/22/2006  

  "We want all handicaps to have accessibility to the voting machines," said David Dixon, president of the Handicapped Adults of Volusia County.

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  Published on: 9/14/2005    Last Visited: 9/14/2005  

  David E. Dixon, an advocate for the disabled and president of Handicapped Adults of Volusia County, said Pop Warner is missing an opportunity to help disabled kids learn alongside kids in the "mainstream."
  
  When the couple adopted Howie five years ago at age 3, he had been neglected and abused and hardly spoke.But he is quickly gaining social skills, the Clatterbucks say, and is just two years behind his peers.Playing football, they say, should help him gain more quickly.His neurologist says his epilepsy should not hinder his play.
  
  "That's what this whole thing is about, to get him to think, 'I'm normal like everyone else' and to not dwell on his handicap," Dixon said.

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  Published on: 9/1/2005    Last Visited: 8/18/2006  

  "As a blind voter, I'm strongly opposed to the paperless e-voting machines that the NFB is trying to force onto us," added HAVOC president David Dixon.

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  "As a blind voter, Im strongly opposed to the paperless e-voting machines that the NFB is trying to force onto us," added HAVOC president David Dixon.

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