[nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today

Wed Jun 4 15:30:44 UTC 2014

Amanda,
Check out the accelerated mobility program offered by Leader Dogs here
in Michigan. It's a week-long crash course in O&M, and you'll even get
to walk with a guide dog during your training. You don't have to get a
guide dog from LDB,, or even apply for one at all.
leaderdog.org is their site.

On 6/4/14, Brandon A. Olivares via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Have you had mobility training, or can you get it? If you've had it and
> you're just out of practice, then I recommend practicing as much as you can.
> It's not that hard once you get it. I practiced my route a bunch of times
> before they came. If not then you should get some mobility training.
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 11:19 AM, via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Okay, I want to apply for a guide dog but don't have good street crossing
>> skills.
>>
>> Amanda
>>
>>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 10:59 AM, "Brandon A. Olivares via nagdu"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Amanda,
>>>
>>> The evaluation went very well. He came and spoke to Christine and me for
>>> a bit over an hour about everything that was involved. Then I did my
>>> route, which was about a half mile. That went very well. Then on the way
>>> back from there we did the Juno walk. I just loved it. We went so fast
>>> and it was comfortable. I got the hang of it before we got home. He did
>>> the same thing with Christine afterwards obviously. That's really all it
>>> was.
>>>
>>> And I'm not sure what you mean about mobility. I've been trained in it
>>> for years. I got a bit of a refresher since we just moved to this area
>>> last year, but I've had the technique of it for a long time. I was
>>> nervous about the mobility, but he said I did very well with everything.
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>>> On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:24 AM, Amanda Cape via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Brandon,
>>>> That is great. What was the evaluation like and how did you receive
>>>> adequate O and M training prior to it?
>>>> Amanda
>>>>> On 6/3/14, Darla J. Rogers via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Very good news for both of you!!!!!
>>>>> Darla & Hardworking Huck
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon A.
>>>>> Olivares via nagdu
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 4:33 PM
>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today
>>>>>
>>>>> Our evaluation is done. It went great. He said he'd recommend both of
>>>>> us to
>>>>> be accepted. :D On Jun 3, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Matthew Dierckens via
>>>>> nagdu
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Good luck Brandon
>>>>>> Matthew Dierckens
>>>>>> Macintosh Trainer
>>>>>> Blind Access Training
>>>>>> www.blindaccesstraining.com
>>>>>> 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:51 AM, Brandon A. Olivares via nagdu
>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> GDB is coming out today to evaluate my wife and me. We're both very
>>>>>>> excited. I'll update this later with how it goes. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brandon
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Raven