[nagdu] GDF and NAGDU conventions

[Laurel]

Wow, that's cool. Thank you for the info! I have heard of a similar
program from Southeastern, but not from any other school and I love
that GDF does that. I'm sure it's helpful for alot of people.
Laurel and Stockard

On 4/23/12, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
>         I won both an ACB and an NFB scholarship.
> I applied for them before I knew I'd get a dog.
> NFB made it a requirement I attend their convention in order to receive the
> scholarship.
> ACB still allowed me to receive my scholarship even though I was in my first
> week of guide dog school during their convention.
>
> I've never forgotten that.
>
> I tend to like NFB's policies more then ACB's.  In terms of kindness and
> relazing that life happens, ACB wins.
>
> It also does make me wonder where NFB stands on guide dogs.  I only had one
> time slot for class due to going off to college. ACB understood that, at
> least on a practical level.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J.
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:10 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDF and NAGDU conventions
>
> I have been to both NFB and ACB national conventions.  At the NFB
> conventions I have been to there are generally a handful of the guide
> dog program reps there.  It is usually the larger schools, unless the
> convention is geographically very close to a smaller program's main
> offices.  When I was at the ACB national convention last year, I think
> there was a booth in the exhibit hall for just about every program
> available.  There were definitely many more than at the NFB conventions.
>
> So I asked myself why this might be?  On the surface it might look like
> there is more agreement with ACB so that's why more of the programs
> attend that convention.  But I don't think so.  I think a larger
> percentage of blind people at the ACB conventions are interested in
> working with a guide dog.  If you only have so many advertising dollars,
> it makes sense to use them where you are going to get the most out of them.
>
> I've talked with a lot of program representatives over the years.  I can
> honestly say that what we talked about wasn't much different based on
> whether I was at one of the NFB conventions or the ACB convention I
> attended.   The guide dog program employees talk about dogs, dog
> training and what they have to offer.  After all the guide dog programs
> are businesses.   They are providing trained dogs to blind people, not
> entering into philosophical debates.
>
> Sure I do think that there are employees within the various guide dog
> programs that are NFB or ACB members and promote their personal beliefs
> purposefully or incidentally through their employment, but I do not
> think that any of the guide dog programs as a whole favors one
> organization over another.
>
> JMHO
> Julie
>
>
>
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