[nagdu] college & guide dogs

[Hope Paulos]

I just graduated from the University on May 9th. I have a Fidelco shepherd 
and have had her for about 4  years now. I experienced no difficulties with 
the college experience and having my guide dog. I didn't have to notify them 
because the trainer came right to the college. (Fidelco is an in-home 
training program).  Professors and students loved Beignet. I would often 
times take her out of harness in class so people could pet her. They loved 
her so much they gave her a diploma when I got mine. They gave her a diploma 
with a dog bone attached.
If you have any more questions,  don't hesitate to ask.
Hope and Fidelco's Beignet (pronounced Ben Yay).
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katrin Andberg" <katrin at maplewooddog.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 7:31 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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