[nagdu] {nagdu} guide dog in high school

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Seeing Eye has an age limit of 75???  I've heard of them taking people older 
as long as they use the dog and are healthy.  Ginger, pleasse chime in on 
this!

Lyn and landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] {nagdu} guide dog in high school


> This is taken from the GDUI survey done in 2006:
> 4. Are there upper or lower age limits for acceptance into your program?
> Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation: Lower age-limit 16
>
>    * Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind: No age restriction
>    * Guide Dogs of America (GDA): 16 and older; No upper age limit
>    * Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB): 16 minimum, no other age-restrictions
>    * Guide Dogs of the Desert International (GDDI): 18 and above
>    * Guide Dog Foundation (GDF): Generally only 16 and up
>    * Guide Dogs of Texas (GDTX): Minimum 17; No upper age-limit
>    * Guiding Eyes for the Blind (GEB): Minimum 16; No max, as long as
>      physically capable
>    * KSDS: No age restrictions
>    * Leader Dogs for the Blind: 18 years minimum and out of high school
>    * Pilot Dogs: Youngest, Junior or Senior in high school
>    * Southeastern Guide Dogs (SEGD): Must be at least 18
>    * The Seeing Eye: 16 to75
>
>
> Sorry if there are weird formatting things in there. I cut and pasted that 
> info.
>
> Julie
>
>
>
> On 7/12/2012 9:00 PM, NCBootman wrote:
>> Danielle, One issue that complicates this for you is that the schools I 
>> have looked at all require a minimum age of 18 to receive a guide dog. 
>> Would you qualify on that qualification?
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Danielle Sykora
>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:55 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] {nagdu} guide dog in high school
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>> Are their any guide dog users who received their first dogs while in
>> high school? I have been considering applying for a dog in high school
>> and I would like to hear other peoples' experiences.
>> Danielle
>>
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