[nagdu] Guide Dog School's Ownership Policies

[Marion & Martin]

Dear All,
    I'm not sure what the policy is now, but when I sat on Southeastern's 
Graduate Advisory Board I advocated for and negotiated a full ownership 
policy. Of course, Southeastern has renegged on their agreement that the NFB 
would always be represented on their Graduate ADvisory Council and one of 
their Board of Directors is the President of the Florida Council of the 
Blind, so who knows where the ownership policy is now. BTW, I mention the 
ACB only because, when I first brought up the question of ownership to 
SEGDI's Graduate ADvisory Council, I was lambasted by the other members, all 
of whom were ACB members. One even said to me during a meeting, "We don't 
want to hear the NFB rhetoric any more!" Fortunately, Mike Sargeant was 
present and put a stop to it, stating that, if we close our minds to new 
ways of doing things, no progress will be made. Just a little history of 
this issue!

Fraternally,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader


> Hi Angie,
> I know that "ownership" takes different forms depending on the school you 
> attend. I am also a Seeing Eye grad.
>
> I do have alot of friends who have dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind here 
> in California.  Many don't choose the ownership because they get some 
> "goodies" by leaving the ownership with the school.  Many low-income 
> people use the option of having the school retain ownership because the 
> graduate will get $200.00 towards vet care. I know someone whose dog has 
> severe allergies and must see a specialty vet for this.  She has to inject 
> her dog with a serum for the allergies every five days.  The school also 
> pays this care in full.  If my friend opted for ownership, she wouldn't 
> get this and she would have had to give up the dog a long time ago. With 
> many of the schools, ownership isn't the same as ownership is from Seeing 
> Eye.  You still have to abide by a contract and send in yearly vet 
> reports - strings as far as I am concerned.
>
> I do not know of any school that gives total ownership like Seeing Eye 
> does. On the flip side of that, if I had to give my dog allergy shots like 
> my friend, I would have to assume all costs myself.  I would have to 
> return the dog because I can't afford that. I can afford the normal vet 
> care.
>
> Regards,
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader
>
>
>> Hi Rebecca,
>>
>> Iwas wondering the same thing. I would also be interested to know how the 
>> options are described to grads. (I'm asking out of curiosity, not 
>> criticism.)
>>
>> At The Seeing Eye, we are given a bill of sale as proof of ownership. 
>> Kinda cool.
>>
>> Angie
>>
>>
>>
>> -original message-
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader
>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>> Date: 02/24/2009 10:46 AM
>>
>> Can other GDF grads weigh in on why someone wouldn't take ownership?
>> What are the pros and cons for taking ownership.
>>
>>
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