[nagdu] GDF and NAGDU conventions

Mon Apr 23 16:47:15 UTC 2012

The guide dog of Texis is just for people who lives in Texis, I looked
in to them a bit while surching out for my school to go to. Thats all
I remember.

On 4/23/12, harold leigland <hleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
> hi gdui stands for guide dog users international best, Hal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tina Thomas <tinadt at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Nagdu Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>,
> Date: Sunday, Apr 22, 2012 09:24:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDF and NAGDU conventions
>
>>
>>
>> Hello- I'm not Janine, but to answer your question: (GDUI) stands for
>> Guide
>> Dog Users Incorporated.
>> Tina and D.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Janice Toothman
>> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 7:53 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDF and NAGDU conventions
>>
>> Jenine,
>> What does GDUI stand for?
>> Janice
>>
>> On 4/22/2012 6:40 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote:
>> > Julie,
>> >
>> >
>> > Let me give you a little more info on the exhibiting factors that lead
>> > to GDF decisions anyway regarding conventions.
>> >
>> > We have not had a booth at the ACB convention for many years. The
>> > primary reason is that their exhibit hall hours are much longer over a
>> > longer span of time than at NFB and we simply do not have the staff to
>> > man a booth and take part in the activities of the guide dog
>> > affiliate, GDUI, which demand volunteers from te schools to help with
>> various events.
>> >
>> > I'm the GDUI Program Chair this year so I can say things about
>> > themdd<grin>
>> >
>> > We do, however, hope to have a booth at the NFB convention even though
>> > the cost is more, primarily because we like how the exhibit hall is
>> > organized and run and that this is an audience we have been neglecting
>> > for
>> some time.
>> > As you see from my earlier note, that's paid off in the number of
>> > people referred to us through NFB and NAGDU.
>> >
>> > I personally like the dedicated exhibit hall times at NFB as it gives
>> > me time to attend the NAGDU functions without having to worry about a
>> > booth and as I'm the one responsible for said booth, that matters a
>> > lotdd<grin>
>> >
>> > The ACB exhibit hall is very crowded all week, which is fine but
>> > again, we find that we reach more people by walking around, talking to
>> > people, helping them with various things around the hotel, etc.
>> >
>> > We also have found fewer graduates attending ACB conventions,
>> > especially when held in western states. Some day this balance may
>> > swing again, but I really think that having different strategies for
>> > each type of convention, even the state ones, is important. As long as
>> > people know how and where to find us, That's what really matters.
>> >
>> > Jenine Stanley
>> > jeninems at wowway.com
>> > http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
>> >
>> >
>> > -----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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