[nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful

[Hope Paulos]

Perhaps you need to find a willing guide dog/handler team to speak and show 
them what a team can do.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:16 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Explaining to parents that guide dogs are useful


> Hello list,
>
> I am new to this list, and I am thinking of getting a guide dog for when I 
> go to college. The only problem I am having is convincing my parents that 
> a guide dog is a useful mobility tool.  As you can probably guess, that is 
> a large obstacle. I am currently in high school, so I have to abide by my 
> parent's wishes, or at least for now. What I am asking for is how best to 
> explain to them, that guide dogs are useful mobility tools, that will 
> enhance my independence rather than detract from it. I have given them 
> literature, DVDs and have attempted to talk to them. Any instructional 
> materiel finds its way into the circular file, and they change the subject 
> when I talk to them. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
>
> Thanks
> Mark
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