[nagdu] O&M assistant?

peggy spiess pegethas at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 29 15:38:18 UTC 2010 

Hi Tracy
It just means I'm trained by the school district VI staff to provide O&M 
instruction to students, but not I'm not certified. I have to work under the 
general guidance of an O&M instructor. So they're sort of the same thing, but 
I'm cheaper!
Peggy




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From: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
To: NAGDU Mailing <List at panix.com>; the National Association of Guide Dog 
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Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 6:34:52 AM
Subject: [nagdu] O&M assistant?

Hi Peggy.
What is an O&M assistant?  How is it different from an O&M instructor?  Or
is it just a different title for the same thing?
Thanks.
Tracy

> Hello! I'm a puppy raiser and braillist in Oregon--I joined this group a
> few
> months ago and have enjoyed reading the posts, many of which have been
> really
> helpful in my job as an O&M assistant.
>
> The Sullenbergers (Captian Sully and family) are breeder-keepers for Guide
> Dogs
> for the Blind.
>
> Thanks for letting me read your stories...
> Peggy Spiess
> Eugene, Oregon
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thu, October 28, 2010 9:59:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] airline issues
>
> Hi Cheryl,
> The Captian's nickname is Sully.  No, I didn't know he was a puppy raiser.
> Do
> you know which school?  I'm not surprised Sully is a puppy raiser!
>
> Take care,
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "cheryl echevarria"
> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] airline issues
>
>
>> I was fly southwest last year for Disney and the flight attendant was
>> giving us
>>a hard time, the Captain came out and said the the flight attendant, that
>> if she
>>does this one more time while she is on one of his flights he will ask
>> for her
>>to never fly on his flights.  She knew the rules and thought she could
>> get away
>>with it.
>>
>> now this is what the captain said to me and the rest of the customers on
>> the
>>plane and please excuse the vulgarity.  The Captain said word for word
>> "She has
>>bigger stuff (changing word here) then I do".  Also said that Guide Dogs
>> are
>>service animals and this lady is blind and this will not be tolerated on
>> my
>>flights, um he is also a puppy raiser out in CA I found out.
>>
>> Oh how many of you knew that Captain Skully that was the hero here in NY
>> 2
>>years ago is also a puppy raiser.
>>
>> The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria
>> http://Echevarriatravel.com<http://echevarriatravel.com/>
>> 1-866-580-5574
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>>
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
>> CST-1018299-10
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise and Travel
>> Inc.
>>
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>>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----  From: Marion
>>Gwizdala<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>
>>  To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>>Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>  Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:07 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] airline issues
>>
>>
>>  Jenine,
>>      In 1988 I was dating a woman who had a guide dog, too. We were on
>> our
>>  way to a Florida affiliate convention and were sitting together with
>> our
>>  dogs, The flight attendant told us we couldn't sit together "because
>> they
>>  needed to balance the plane"! We refused to separate and the plane did
>> not
>>  tip over! (smile)
>>
>>  Fraternally yours,
>>  Marion
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----  From: "Jenine Stanley"
>><jeninems at wowway.com<mailto:jeninems at wowway.com>>
>>  To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>  <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
>>  Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 5:10 PM
>>  Subject: [nagdu] airline issues
>>
>>
>>  >I think one of the most frustrating parts of the accessibility issues
>>  > surrounding airlines is the extremely varied and generally often poor
>>  > training and monitoring of staff.
>>  >
>>  > If I had a dime for every flight attendant who still tells me it's a
>>  > federal
>>  > law that I must sit in the bulkhead seat, I'd not have to work for a
>>  > living.
>>  > It never has been a federal law, ever.
>>  >
>>  > The strange ways the ACAA is interpreted during such trainings also
>> baffle
>>  > me. Someone got the idea that having 2 people with assistance dogs
>> sitting
>>  > in the same row was dangerous for the one next to the window and
>> anyone in
>>  > the middle seat because they'd have to scramble over the dog under
>> the
>>  > aisle
>>  > seat to get out. One would assume the person and dog in said aisle
>> seat
>>  > would have moved, but the flight attendant all but called me a smart
>> ass
>>  > for
>>  > asking her that question when she challenged my husband and I about
>>  > sitting
>>  > together. We didn't absolutely have to sit together, but why not?
>> That's
>>  > where our tickets were. The middle seat was empty.
>>  >
>>  > The mildly amusing part of that story was that my husband was a pilot
>>  > before
>>  > his sight loss. He smiled and said that he'd probably know if there
>> was
>>  > something really wrong with the plane before she did and he didn't
>> care
>>  > who
>>  > was in his way, me, her or anyone else. He was getting out. She said
>> maybe
>>  > he should sit on the aisle then. Meanwhile I was on the phone to the
>> FAA
>>  > hotline, and actually got a live person.
>>  >
>>  > Never got an apology from the flight attendant though. She apologized
>> to
>>  > my
>>  > husband but not me. <sigh>
>>  >
>>  > Somehow, I'm not sure how, we need to get ourselves, those of us with
>>  > proven
>>  > knowledge that is, into these trainings.
>>  > Jenine Stanley
>>  > jeninems at wowway.com<mailto:jeninems at wowway.com>
>>  >
>>  >
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