[nagdu] Got a question for the list

[Cheryl Osborn]

Hi Mark,

I think that the answers given to you on this list are very good.  But
I have a couple of questions for you.  Do you currently use a white
cane?  And what are the reasons your parents give for not wanting you
to get a guide dog?  Perhaps they have valid reasoning.  I would think
that this is a good time for you to get a dog, but I am not familiar
with your situation.

On 4/30/10, William ODonnell <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Colleges and Universities are required to except or deny you based on your
> academic credentials only.  In regard to your parents, a boundary issue can
> come up if you are going to be living at home with them.  If you are going
> away to school, both the school has to permit you to have that dog and your
> parents do not really have a voice in what decision you make about getting
> the dog especially when you are of the legal age 18.
>
> --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nagdu] Got a question for the list
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 8:03 AM
>> 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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your
>> account info for nagdu:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/william.odonnell1%40yahoo.com
>>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/chapalacheryl%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Cheryl in Mexico
chapalacheryl at gmail.com