[nagdu] job seeking and your guide dog

[Lyn Gwizdak]

If somebody asks me if I need my dog, I just ask them if they need their 
eyes - LOL!  They get the point!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:53 AM
Subject: [nagdu] job seeking and your guide dog


>
> After hearing about several people who have been asked about whether they
> actually need their dogs on job sites, I'd like to ask the question and 
> hear
> from people.
>
> Have you ever been asked by an employer or rehabilitation professional if
> you need your dog in the workplace?
>
> Has any employer or rehabilitation professional ever suggested that you
> leave your dog at home for certain jobs or asked if you would take a job
> requiring that your dog be left at home?
>
> This question from a rehabilitation professional is, imho, unconscionable,
> but apparently it's being asked more and more often of late. At least 
> people
> are coming forward and reporting it more often.
>
> I do realize with an apology to all the rehabilitation professionals, that
> it's about closure and finding jobs but isn't part of that process
> advocating for the blind person and his or her job needs, including the
> right and sometimes need to use a guide dog? This comes into play
> particularly for those whose dogs do additional tasks such as balance or
> alerting tasks.
>
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
>
>
>
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