[nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort
Albert J Rizzi
albert at myblindspot.org
Sat Jan 2 15:14:13 UTC 2010
Hey Steven, thanks for that information and the link, I just now wrote to
my club president to get the link to the site for the school I spoke of. I
have not yet had a chance to transcribe the info off of their card and into
my computer. I will get that to you for sure. they started at a college
campus here on long island and now have their own brand spanking new
facility. I was at a demonstration and was taken back by what the dogs
actually do for this woman living with paralysis. Even gets her insulin out
of the refrigerator.
Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort
Albert,
Where is this organization based out of? I ask as we have an organization
with this same name based out of my hometown, La Crosse Wisconsin, and they
do train dogs for differing tasks including for mobility service as well as
seizure alert. and autism spectrum disorders.
http://www.capablecanineswi.com/
Steve
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From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
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Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort
> There is a school called capable canines, which provide specific services
> for those needing assistance animals who are wheel chair bound. I know for
> a
> fact that the animals from that organization are afforded the same
> protections our guides are as they perform specific tasks for their
> handlers. the people getting service animals from capable canines are
> afflicted with forms of paralysis. I know this because we just donated
> 6000
> dollars to their organization. I do not believe they train animals to
> detect
> seizures, or diabetes, but I will call the executive director next week to
> inquire.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> CEO/Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York 10004
> www.myblindspot.org
> PH: 917-553-0347
> Fax: 212-858-5759
> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
> doing it."
>
>
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> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:39 PM
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>
> I believe there is one out here on long island.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Albert J Rizzi<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort
>
>
> While initially some dogs did this trick or task of their own volition
> and
> as a true connection to their owners, there are two schools in the united
> states that train dogs for seizure and diabetic detections. I will dig
> up
> those schools out of my files and share the information with you all. I
> first learned of this as a trainable task this summer when speaking to a
> group of students with type one diabetes. A parent asked me to
> investigate
> this option for her daughter and as I stated found two schools, one of
> which
> is based in Indiana if I recall correctly. The cost to train such dogs
> is
> anywhere from 5 to 10 thousand dollars. my lions club here on long island
> is
> hoping to include them in our giving program this year. So let me get
> back
> to you all on this new breed of service animal which most certainly, as
> properly outlined in Julie's post will fall under the definition of a
> service animal as protected under the ADA. I could see however, the task
> or
> service such an animal would provide could be cause for some serious
> dialogue
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> CEO/Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York 10004
> www.myblindspot.org<http://www.myblindspot.org/>
> PH: 917-553-0347
> Fax: 212-858-5759
> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who
> is
> doing it."
>
>
> Visit us on Facebook LinkedIn
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort
>
> Good explanation! I was mulling that one over, too; still getting there!
> But I think you put it very well. /smile/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
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> Albert,
>
> most dogs who alert to a medical condition such as diabetes are doing
> it out of instinct. Some dogs choose their alert by engaging in some
> very inappropriate behaviors for public access such as barking or
> jumping up on the person. The alert itself needs to be accompanied by
> a *trained* task.
>
> Here is my question. If I had an alert dog who's default alert was
> barking, and if I retrained this alert so that the dog nudges my arm
> when I'm about to experience a medical event, would that then be a
> train task? I would say yes. However if I did not retrain that alert
> and just let my dog bark, it wouldn't be doing a trained task.
>
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