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[Ignasi Cambra]

As someone said before, it depends on the country. In Spain, for example, it's fairly easy to get a guide dog at no cost from the blind organization here. People have to stay in a waitlist for a while but it's not too bad. That's why many many people have dogs. I would say probably half of the blind people I've seen around here have one.
On May 15, 2011, at 10:37 PM, Kirt Manwaring wrote:

> 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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