[nagdu] schools and self identification

[Doug Parisian]

At the risk of being accused of a "me too," message, I do not recall The 
Seeing Eye ever giving bulkhead advice other than when I paired with my 
first dog in 1977.  I know for certain that it didn't happen in my last 
visit of 2003.

Doug: hope I haven't left things up in the air.

----- 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: Sunday, November 24, 2013 12:26 PM
Subject: [nagdu] schools and self identification


: Before we go off on a rant about schools and consumer input, let's find 
out
: which schools still give this advice and which do so to airlines who 
consult
: with them.
:
: Though GDF does not tell students and graduates that the bulkhead seat is
: best, we still do identify them when booking their travel to and from our
: facility. If they tell us not to do so, we don't.
:
: I know that some schools, TSE I believe and maybe GDB, have actual airline
: seats set up on their campuses for people to practice with during 
training.
: Good deal.
:
: Other schools stick to old maxims like no dogs in zoos and bulkhead is 
best
: but I can't say for certain which schools do this anymore. I just keep
: hearing new handlers saying it and that can only come from one place.
:
: As for consumer input, look at our debate about self identifying. What if
: half of your consumers want to advocate for self identifying and the other
: half do not? Who does the school listen to? Does the school just give all
: options, which I believe is what we do now at GDF?
:
: If we don't, recent grads, please contact me off list and we'll fix it,
: again. :)
:
: Consumer input is wonderful and helpful and I'm by no means against it, 
but
: I think it has to be tempered and interpreted well in order to work. This
: means knowing all of the options and ways people do things and why.
:
: Jenine Stanley
: jeninems at wowway.com
: http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
:
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