[nagdu] German guide dog system

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi Lisa,

This is fascinating to know!  I was in Germany about 5 years ago, and
I was told by a few different people that Germans just didn't get
guide dogs.  Of course, I knew that some of them had to have guides,
but you helped me understand why many don't.  I was a German major as
an undergraduate, and I studied German for about 10 years, so your
post was particularly interesting to me.

Lisa, please correct me if I am wrong, but from what I remember, the
access laws are pretty similar to what they here.  You can have your
dog on public transportation and in any other type of public
establishment.  I remember though that our exchange program was with a
gymnasium (private high school), and they would *not* allow me to be
there with my dog.  I do want to go back to Germany someday and maybe
even take my dog this time!  :)

On 8/21/14, Mária Orovčíková <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Lisa and all,
> I live in Slovakia (Central Europe) and the guide dog training here is
> pretty similar like in Germany in some ways.
> Firstly, the health insurance, or better to say government organization pay
> for guide dogs and other aids for us, blind people and people with other
> disabilities.
> As for training, we have two guide dog schools here in Slovakia, but we do
> home training only which takes about two weeks. In case there are some
> issues after training, we can always contact the trainer and ask for help.
> The school I have my guide from organizes meetups for guide dog handlers
> three times a year, where people waiting for their guide meet their
> potential guide dog partners and see them during their training.
> As for ownership, we get ful ownership once training is finished.
> If you have some more questions, just feel free to ask.
> With regards
> Maria
> Sent from iphone
>
> Dňa 21.8.2014, o 5:12, debby phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> napísal:
>
>> Hi Lisa, thank you so much for sharing about the schools in Germany.  I'm
>> so glad that you have been approved and that you and Taylor go into
>> training soon.  I think working from home would be wonderful!    Debby
>>
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Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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