[nagdu] college & guide dogs

Nicole B. Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Sat May 30 00:10:09 UTC 2009


I am currently going through the college process with Lexia.  The only part 
of the college that really needs to know that you have a guide dog ahead of 
time is housing if you plan to stay in campus housing.  The college that I 
attend has a special disability housing form that I fill out each year. 
Students and professors usually do not mind Lexia; if anything, they usually 
love her.  I came early to the campus and learned it ahead of time and an 
orientation and mobility specialist comes to help me learn my new route each 
quarter.  Do maps help you any?  Do you have any type of GPS?  Are you a 
spatial traveler?  Are you looking for more information about getting around 
the campus, life in general, or both?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katrin Andberg" <katrin at maplewooddog.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 4:31 PM
Subject: [nagdu] college & guide dogs


I have been thinking for some time about going back to school and was
wondering if anyone on the list had any helpful hints about going through
the college process with a guide.  What did you have to do to notify the
school you have a guide?  Were there any problems navigating a campus with
your guide?  Did you run into problems with professors or other staff or
students because of your guide?  Anything else that was helpful or not
helpful to you?



I remember last time I tried university it was 7 years ago before I had any
supports and to this day I have no clue what that campus looked like or how
to get around it.  I knew how to get to 1 building and then sort of navigate
in that building, usually ended up at the wrong place and needed someone to
help me back to class.  Needless to say my college experience was fairly
limited and I didn't last 2 semesters.  Now with James and other supports I
hope to try again and have more success.



Thanks for any discussion.



Katrin & James



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