[nagdu] Nfb centers and guide dogs

Sun Nov 2 19:19:23 UTC 2008

Dear Hope,

I absolutely agree. I don't want to start a debate either, but I have the 
same issue about leaving my guide, Betty-Jo home that much. I would also 
love to see a more personalized approach to the centers. I, for example, 
would love to have an intensive course in excell, power point, internet  and 
other computer tools to level the playing field a bit more. Many of the 
survey tools,social sites, and search engines I have been shown only using 
mouse commands. I am not of the current generation who seem to find much of 
this second nature, and I have been required to take a course at the grad 
level utilizing these and other computer stuff. It would make the remainder 
of my education, as well as daily life, much more efficient. Furthermore, I 
simply can't find 9 months to set aside for the full "package" at the 
centers. It would be great to hav it available in a seminar format.

Sincerely,
Diane, and Betty-jo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>; <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nfb centers and guide dogs

> That's what concerns me.  I don't think I'm going to go to one.  Sigh.  I 
> just can't not work my guide dog.  I think, as do many people on this 
> list, that white cane skills are a good thing to have especially when the 
> dog is unable to work.  I sometimes leave my guide ajt home and use my 
> cane just so I can get more cane skills, but I don't think I could work 
> her so little at the centers.  After all, most centers have 9 month long 
> programs.  I think it would seriously jeopardize the dog's training, 
> because it's just not working enough.  I don't want to start a debate, I 
> was just culrious about the policy.  Shy smile.  I would really like to 
> see the centers have programs that the student could choose to take 
> certain classes.  For example, I'd want to take home management and 
> cooking and perhaps wood shop.  THAT way the program can be taylored to 
> the individual ptherson.
> Just my opinion.
> Take care all!
> Hope and Beignet
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net
>>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:56:34 -0500
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nfb centers and guide dogs
>
>>As far as I'm concerned, the NFB center attitude on the use of
> guide dogs
>>during training is ridiculous.
>
>>J.M.O.
>
>>Dan Weiner
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf
>>Of Jennie Facer
>>Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:58 AM
>>To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nfb centers and guide dogs
>
>>Hi Hope,
>
>>I am not going to say that the centers are very guide dog
> friendly, but they
>>will let you take them.  I think you have to alternate classes
> some with
>>your dog and some with your cane.  Yes you do need to take white
> cane
>>classes, because it never hurts to have your cane skills up to
> par just in
>>case there is a problem and you can't work your dog.
>
>>HTH
>
>>Jenn
>
>>TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD!
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf
>>Of Hope Paulos
>>Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 6:39 PM
>>To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [nagdu] Nfb centers and guide dogs
>
>>Hi all.  I have a friend who is attending an Nfb center.  He
> doesn't have a
>>guide dog though.  I'm curious, how tollerant are the  centers
> about
>>allowing students to bring their guide dogs to the centers and to
> classes?
>>Also, if you're already well-traveled, (using a guide dog), is it
> required
>>that you take white cane instruction?
>>I'm just curious.
>
>>Thanks!
>>Hope and Beignet
>
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