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[Kirt Manwaring]

Arielle,
  I'd say it's about 80:20 with the blind people I know...but that's a
rough estimate.
  Sincerely,
Kirt

On 5/15/11, Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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