[nagdu] An O&M self teachig site

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

AnnaLisa,

Cool!  It's good to know one can get decent O&M training with a cane
somewhere if their state can't get to it...  I would love to do the whole 6
- 9 month course at one of the NFB centers, naturally, but sometimes you
just can't manage to get that large a block of time or figure out a way to
get it paid for...

I'll keep that bit of information in mind, too, for future reference.

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of AnnaLisa Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:44 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] An O&M self teachig site

Hi Gail and Julie,

Yes, you can take the accelerated mobility course at Leader without
committing to get a dog from there.  The idea behind it was to give people
more confidence with a cane to prepare them for getting a dog.  I have also
heard of people going through the course there and not getting a dog from
there or not getting a dog at all.

Gail, I'm so glad you're still here.  Please don't give up.  I think it will
work out somehow.  GDB isn't the only school out west.  Just because one
school rejects you doesn't mean they all will.  I think Julie J has some
great ideas too.  Hang in there girl.

AnnaLisa and Sundance from Leader Dogs

PS. I would recommend if you do go to a school like LD, late spring or early
fall would be the best times to go.  The weather then would be pretty good.
Same goes for the schools out east.



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