[nagdu] Guide Dog Schools for People with Additional Disabilities

[Toni Whaley]

Hello!

You might want to try Guiding Eyes for the blind in Yorktown Heights, NY.
I'm pretty sure they've trained dogs to handle balance issues. I know
they've trained deaf-blind students, and at least one dog was trained to
alert for seizures.

Toni Whaley

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jewel S.
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:13 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Guide Dog Schools for People with Additional Disabilities

Hi all,

I am looking at applying to some other schools (I applied to the
Seeing Eye). I am looking at schools who specifically work with people
who have other disabilities, mobility in my case. My condition is not
getting better, and is, in fact, deteriorating, to the point that I
doubt that I will be accepted to the Seeing Eye, and I don't think I
want to go there anyway any more, because I think I would need a guide
dog who also assists with balance and will work with a handler who is
a wheelchair-user at times.

My condition is primarily nerve pain, memory fogs, and instability of
balance, along with quick fatigue and lfare-ups. I have had several
people tell me that I should consider using a wheelchair part-time
(for the days that I have flare-ups, and for times when I need to go
long distances, like around school campuses and at Disney World next
year (for convention/vacation). I am looking into this more as an
option, though I don't like it one bit (but who does?).

Does anyone have suggestions for a school that is really good for
someone with a mobility impairment in addition to blindness? I have
more questions about working with a guide dog as a miblity impaired
person, but I'll put that in another e-mail. My question in this
e-mail is specifically about the right school for training.

I know there are some people who have spoken about their service dogs
who help with tasks. I would love to hear about your experience with
your school, and what other schools you looked at, and why you choose
the school you did.

The doctors think it is either a) a Chiari malformation, b)
fibromyalgia, or c) some type of arthritis...they really are not sure
yet, and in the meantime, I am deteriorating fast.

Would love to hear from you guys,
Jewel

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