[Colorado-Talk] Virtual Learning Opportunity From Guide Dogs for the Blind

[kevan at nfbco.org]

Hello, 

I hope you are doing well all things considered. 

 

Guide Dogs for the Blind is excited to inform you about our Path to a Guide
Dog E-Series! This free virtual learning opportunity will cover a variety of
important guide dog lifestyle topics over the course of three ninety-minute
sessions.  The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series is designed for those who are
interested in learning about guide dog travel as a mobility option.

(Recommended for ages 14 and older.)

 

I have attached the flier to this email and pasted it below for your
convenience. 

 

Feel free to share this opportunity with your network in the blind
community. 

 

Thank you, 

 

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Welcome to Guide Dogs for the Blind's Path to a Guide Dog E-Series!  

 

Get the facts, straight from the dog's mouth on a variety of topics about
the guide dog lifestyle! Join hosts Jane Flower, Youth Outreach Specialist
and Jake Koch, Community Outreach Specialist at Guide Dogs for the Blind
(GDB) for this three-part online series.  

This event is designed for those who are interested in exploring guide dog
travel as a

mobility option. (Recommended for ages 14 and older.)

 

Topics include: 

*	Day 1: Overview of GDB, a discussion about the differences between
white cane and guide dog mobility, how to determine guide dog readiness, and
GDB's youth services. 
*	Day 2: Application path and criteria to GDB's guide dog program, and
a description about the Orientation and Mobility Immersion program. 
*	Day 3: Client training options, and Guide Dogs for the Blind's suite
of follow-up services.   

 

Interested? Wag this way!

The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held February 24-26
(Wednesday-Friday) from 10:00-11:30 A.M. Pacific Time. 

 

Registration Required. RSVP to the Path to a Guide Dog E-Series by emailing:


Jane Flower   <mailto:jflower at guidedogs.com> jflower at guidedogs.com or Jake
Koch  <mailto:jkoch at guidedogs.com> jkoch at guidedogs.com by February 22nd. If
you feel comfortable, feel free to let us know if    you are a person who is
blind or visually impaired, a blindness professional, both, or a friend or
family member of a person who is blind or visually impaired in your emailed
RSVP. 

 

The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held via the Zoom platform. A Zoom
link and call-in details will be provided a couple days before the event
to all participants who RSVP by email to  <mailto:jflower at guidedogs.com>
jflower at guidedogs.com or  <mailto:jkoch at guidedogs.com> jkoch at guidedogs.com


 

Questions? Get in touch by contacting the event hosts, Jane Flower and Jake
Koch 

You are also welcome to contact us by phone at 1 (800) 295 4050 

 

 

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At Your Service,

Kevan Worley

Manager, Project Literacy

303-929-2369

 <http://www.nfbco.org/> www.nfbco.org

 

 

 

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