[nagdu] another reason for having your own harness

[Julie J]

Stepper,

Very well said.  I think generally people do remember that this is a public 
list and that is why it is rare for posts like Rox's.  There is a pervasive 
fear of speaking of a negative experience that identifies a particular 
school because there will be repercussions real or imagined.  If there was 
no fear why wouldn't people speak up and just say I didn't have such a good 
experience at program X?

We do this with everything else.  I refuse to eat at Country Kitchen because 
I had a bad experience there.  I'm not afraid to say it out loud because I 
know that absolutely nothing will come of it.  Now if I depended on Country 
Kitchen for my next meal, I might not be so free with my commentary.Or if I 
knew that the Country Kitchen employees were going to go tell every other 
restaurant so that I would never be able to eat out again, well that would 
be very bad.  I think I'd probably keep my mouth shut in that case too. 
Sure I can cook at home, but I like to keep my options open you know? 
*smile*

I do find it very, very interesting that only 1% of graduates from GDB apply 
for ownership.  I was told this by GDB personnel directly.

Just some morning ponderings,
Julie



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stepper" <stepper12 at cableone.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:11 PM
Subject: [nagdu] another reason for having your own harness


> Hello listers.
> I haven't been on here a while.
> However this subject really struck me deep inside.
>
> When we write on this list serve or any other, these comments are 
> available to any and all people or schools that care to read now or later 
> in the archives, and I think we forget that. I know I sure do.
> But given that I still would like to say the following about how I feel 
> about most services for blind people and
> At the guide dog schools for the most part and state services for the 
> blind it seems to me its like two languages are being spoken at the same 
> time.
> One language is telling us you really one of us, and the sub language 
> which is louder is, not really, but to stay in business we have to pretend 
> your equal.
> I am not saying every school and every state services speak these two 
> languages at once, however in my life experience most do.
> I am finding out that the longer I am around the more it hurts. So I try 
> and stay clear if I can.
> When I stop and think about it, there is no other animal training 
> schooling anywhere I have heard of that says after you and your animal 
> have completed training you can't have ownership for a year or two, or 
> never.
> Can you imagine, if this was any other physical disability group?
> Unheard of, I believe.
> But we don't as a group for the most part have the money or the drive to 
> attempt owner training, so we suck up, and take the deal, even though 
> inside it kills us.
> Knowing that there are a couple of schools that transfer ownership at end 
> of trading as its been said already, speak volumes. These are not two 
> language schools.
>
> Stepper
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