[nagdu] Guide Dog School Losing Paperwork

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> From: missktlab1217 at frontier.com
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:26:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog School Losing Paperwork
> 
>     Jewel, Oh, I'm sorry you're having this issue with the school. 
> Unfortunately, this is a chronic issue with the GDF.  They admit it's an 
> issue and say they're
> taking steps to fix it, but it's still happening, and not just to new 
> applicants, but to returning grads.
> 
> The training is good, but you still need to go through the same office if 
> you want to talk to your trainer or fax a vet form.
> 
> I used to be one of the biggest GDF cheerleaders out there; I helped run 
> their Email list and was on their alumni council for a year.  I had these 
> things happen to me, and I've known people who have had it happen to them. 
> I don't really feel comfortable referring people to the GDF anymore because 
> of it.  I get it: They are responsible for a huge amount of papers and 
> Emails and faxes that come through there, but every guide dog school has to 
> contend with Emails and faxes and paper work and they don't have these 
> issues.  If I kept losing paperwork at my last job I would have been fired.
> 
> As I said before, how a school handles confidential and time sensitive info, 
> and how they respond to questions from frustrated applicants who need to 
> send a medical report just one more time is just as important as the 
> training and how you're encouraged to work with your dog.
> 
> This is really heartbreaking for me, no kidding, because I've been 
> affiliated with the GDF since 1995.  I got to try a GDF demo dog at the 95 
> convention and that clenched it for me.  I've received two awesome dogs from 
> the GDF, I know how good it can be, and I'd love to see it that good again. 
> Yes, things change, but change doesn't mean it has to be done at the cost of 
> time and stress on people who just want a well-trained dog to enrich their 
> life and provide efficient mobility.
> 
> I'd encourage other GDF grads on this list to speak out.  I know I'm not the 
> only one to deal with these issues. Most people just put up with it or get 
> frustrated and move on to another school.  Addressing it with school staff 
> really hasn't helped because they claim these are just isolated incidents 
> when they are most certainly not.
> 
> Lisa
> 
> 1st Law of Procrastination: that which can be done will be done . . . 
> TOMORROW!!
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog School Losing Paperwork
> 
> 
> > It's funny you mention GDF, Lisa, because that's the school I am
> > applying to who lost the paperwork. I didn't want to name names, but
> > you already pointed out the problem, so I feel it's okay for me to
> > point it out, too.
> > Is the poor paperwork organization, in your opinion, something that
> > affects the school's performance when it comes to training? To send
> > vet reports, do you scan them into your computer and then e-mail them,
> > or do you send them another way? What's the best way to deal with this
> > issue?
> >
> > I've been impressed with GDF up to this point. I am concerned that
> > this will become a problem for me in the future, so am a little
> > hesitant about going to GDF now...but I really like their program.
> > Should I apply to another school? Or should I just learn to work
> > around the poor organization skills of the school?
> >
> > Lisa, I'd love to hear about how you deal with this problem, and
> > whether you feel, knowing now what you do aobut paperwork problems and
> > the like, whether you would go back to GDF.
> >
> > Thank you all for the comments so far; I remain concerned...
> >
> > ~Jewel
> >
> > On 4/19/12, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:
> >> Hi Jewel.
> >> I'd be mighty annoyed if that happened to me, especially if they lost
> >> stuff I had to pay to get, like a medical report and an O&M report.  And,
> >> considering how much I had to bug my references to get it done, that 
> >> would
> >> be annoying, too.
> >> I think Cindy's suggestion is a good one.  See if there's a supervisor 
> >> who
> >> can open drawers and look behind the desk, I guess.  Sheesh! Pretty
> >> sloppy!
> >> Hope you can get it straightened out.
> >> Tracy
> >>
> >>> Hey guys,
> >>> Has anyone experienced a guide dog school losing your paperwork? The
> >>> school I want to attend says they don't have my medical report, my O&M
> >>> report, and my references. I know for a fact that I sent the medical
> >>> report with the video that they do have (they watched it, so they do
> >>> have that), my O&M instructor says he sent his report, and all three
> >>> of my references said they sent their reference letters. On top of
> >>> this, when I had an interview, I was told the interview was the only
> >>> thing they didn't have in my files. The interviewer also made a second
> >>> video of me walking, and they can't find that, either. I've been
> >>> offered a spot in the July class, as long as all my paperwork goes
> >>> through and I'm accepted, but I *sent* all that stuff. Should I just
> >>> go get everything all over again, or should I hold them accountable
> >>> for the lost paperwork...and do what?
> >>>
> >>> Concerned about the school's organization,
> >>> Jewel
> >>>
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