[nagdu] GDB Evaluation Today

Wed Jun 4 15:41:48 UTC 2014

Dan,
It really depends on what Amanda means when she says her street
crossings aren't so good. Does she mean that she has trouble aligning
herself for a pretty straight crossing? Or, does she mean she has
trouble judging when to even cross the street at a specific kind of
intersection? Dogs help with veering, of course. But if you aren't
comfortable at or good at judging when to cross, say traffic-lighted
intersections, then some extra practice and O&M training are
definitely necessary.

On 6/4/14, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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