[nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog policydoesnotdiscriminate

Nicole B. Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Fri Feb 20 15:23:23 UTC 2009


Okay, my question, though, is what were the lessons about? Was it something 
that could be slightly modified to use the dog, or was it something that had 
to be done with a cane? And just to clarify, yes, I do support the learn new 
areas with a cane idea.
Also, something that this center is not taking into consideration is the 
dog's training. Most schools remind the dog recipients that a long period of 
not working with the dog can result in the dog forgetting how to work. When 
I went home over Winter break, I did not work Lexia as much as at college, 
so she was a bit rusty when we got back.

Nicole

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa" <lison1273 at live.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 6:33 AM
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Meghan I would have to totally agree with you.  I went to the Colorado
Center for the Blind in 2000 and there were students there that had dogs and
they could use them for most everything with the exception of the mobility
lesson.

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From: "Meghan Whalen" <meghan at n-republic.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dog policydoesnot
discriminate

> I believe they are correct.  It would be ludicrice to go to train with a
> dog guide and demand to use your cane the entire time.  If a program
> states they offer white cane training, you are going to white cane
> training, not dog guide training.  This of course, is just my opinion on
> the matter.  This has been rehashed countless times, and as long as it all
> remains civil, it can be rehashed again.
>
> Meghan with Kirby
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