[Flagdu] Revised: YOU AND YOUR GUIDE DOG PRESENTS MARION GWIZDALA, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS

[Marion Gwizdala]

          YOU AND YOUR GUIDE DOG PRESENTS MARION GWIZDALA, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013, 8 PM EDT, THE GUIDE DOG USERS ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.OORG

   

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            Marion Gwizdala is the president of the National Association of Guide Dog Users, a division of the National Federation of the Blind. Marion has been involved with the NFB since 1984 and has been a guide dog user since 1987. Marion is in private practice as a Life Coach and hypnotherapist in Brandon, Florida. He is a published author, lecturer, and workshop facilitator on such topics as stress management, behavior modification, the body-mind connection, psychosocial aspects of disability and blindness, and legal issues of guide/service dog use.

   

            Marion will discuss the initiatives of NAGDU, including its information & advocacy hotline, the Guide dog Consumers' Bill of Rights, the legislative initiatives of NAGDU, its stands on issues related to guide dog training programs, and how you can become involved in its work. 

   

  Group Facilitators: Robert Acosta:

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  Ruth ann Acosta:

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  Date: Wednesday March 13, 2013

   

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