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[Arielle Silverman]

I was told once that in the United States, it's a 90:10 split. I'm not
sure how accurate that is and I'm sure the percentage of dog handlers
is higher in other parts of the world. When I was growing up, almost
all the blind adults I knew were dog handlers, so I was surprised to
hear that statistic.

Arielle

On 5/15/11, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd say 90% cane in my experience.
> I've only met like 3 or 4 dog handlers in my experience, and that's towards
> the high side.
>
>
> On May 15, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Jedi wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that we have a 2/3 cane and 1/3 dog mix or thereabouts. But
>> in th NFB, there are definitely more cane users than dog users, but I
>> don't know if the mix is the same in other sections of the blindness
>> community.
>>
>> Respectfully Submitted
>>
>> Original message:
>>> Hi all,
>>>  I promise, if  this was a nagdu list thing, then I would post it there!
>>> :)
>>> Anyway, do people notice a trending in the number  of cane  users, or
>>> dog guide handlers? )more of one, less of another, or about an even
>>> number?)  if there is ashift in anyway,  do you think this   signifies
>>> any sort of   message or meaning?   What have you noticed? what does
>>> it mean to you, and why?
>>> Best,
>>>  Darian
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Arielle Silverman
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