[nabs-l] An Article about another Student at Myy College

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

It's very rare. It means that he was very independent and responsible. Most 
guide dog schools have an age requirement because most people are not ready 
for a guide dog at a younger age.

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From: "Arielle Silverman" <nabs.president at gmail.com>
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> Does anyone else get a guide dog at the age of 11?
> Just thought it was slightly strange..
> Arielle
>
> On 5/7/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jedi,
>>   Maybe it'll makemore sense if I say it this way.  I wasn't refering
>> to a person's intrinsic value.  I should've said we can't compete on
>> an equal level by default.  I'm going to invert a statement you've
>> heard a billion times.  Without propper training and opportunity,
>> blindness is a great deal more than a mere nuisence, and is, in fact,
>> a very significant limitation.  Would you agree?
>>   Best regards,
>> Kirt
>>
>> On 5/7/11, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think I know him too. We got our guide dogs at the same time back in
>>> 2004.
>>> I remember Matt really loved baseball at the time, and he was always
>>> playing
>>> outside with his dad. I couldn't really speak English at the time and we
>>> were very young, so I don't think we got to talk much. Actually, when 
>>> they
>>> were matching dogs with owners he got assigned my current guide dog, but
>>> Matt walked too slow for the dog, or maybe it was the dog walking too 
>>> fast
>>> :). But the fact is that I ended up with that dog, which is still 
>>> working
>>> wonderfully! I was always walking a little faster than the dog they
>>> assigned
>>> me at first, so it worked out very well. I guess that's the advantage of
>>> instructors having a huge pool of trained dogs to choose from for each
>>> person.
>>>
>>> IC
>>> On May 6, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Jedi wrote:
>>>
>>>> I believe Matt Cooper participated in Youth Slam 2007. I met him and 
>>>> was
>>>> quite impressed with him just because he was a down-to-earth kind of 
>>>> guy
>>>> who didn't toot his own horn to much. He was an all-around good kid.
>>>>
>>>> I really liked the title the school gives to its DSS office. It makes 
>>>> so
>>>> much sense and isn't euphemistic at all. "Office for Accessible
>>>> Education." I think I might suggest that to my school.
>>>>
>>>> Respectfully,
>>>> Jedi
>>>>
>>>> Original message:
>>>>> What do you guys think of this?
>>>>> http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/05/04/seeing-it-through/
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