[nagdu] Got a question for the list

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Mark, 
Agree with Julie on how the guide dog schools will probably handle this
situation. 
As for your folks, you could always offer the Eames books, though I
wonder if they are setting you up to fail in that if guide dogs are
promoted, then they are baised? I mean, what info are your parents
looking for that they wouldn't regard as baised? 
Finally, if you aren't going to be living with them, why are you working
so hard to convince them you're doing the right thing? 
Finally, know that if this was say about the girl you're going to marry,
you would have no experts to convince them. You just need to do what you
need to do. 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:03 AM
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Subject: [nagdu] Got a question for the list

Got a question for the list
I am still working on convincing my parents to allow me to get a guide
dog. 
I think I am going to apply and let the parents know once I am accepted
and 
already going to a class. I will be leaving for college soon, and
believe 
the only way to get a guide dog is to just go do it. What potential
problems 
are there with this approach? By this I mean, will schools accept me
without 
talking to my parents?

I have not given up on convincing my parents. I think the process will
be so 
much smoother with them supporting it. However there support is not a 
necessity. I will be living away at college and won't be seeing them 
regularly.

Another question I have is, is there any literature out there promoting
the 
use of a guide dog. Most of the literature published by organizations
not 
affiliated with the guide dog schools is either against dogs, or neutral
on 
the subject. Information published by the schools is biased in favor of 
dogs. My parents highly value the opinions of experts, so I think the
key is 
to find a neutral expert that agrees with me.


Thanks for all your help
Mark 


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