[nagdu] guide dog school problem

Wed May 14 21:46:06 UTC 2014

Hello John, in what state do you attend college? Some states do offer waivers, and in this case even take the class on more than one occasion and even more than once. I do believe financial aid will pay for at least three attempts at each class! I hope this helps.

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> On May 14, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Darla Rogers via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear John,
> 
>    If I can help, at all, just let me know; it might be easier to talk
> privately, but I hope you'll be going to GDA but even if you don't, I'll
> help in any way I can.
> Darla & Happy Huck
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of via nagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 2:44 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
> 
> Hi,
> This is my first semester of college for fall.
> Class begins on august 26th.
> I just got off the phone with a person from the Office of Disability
> services department and they said that they would need more information as
> to  how long the training program is and what days I would be leaving and
> returning.
> I had told them that it I would be leaving on Sunday and returning on
> Sunday.
> I've made my guide dog school choice.
> I'm going to be going to either one of the schools out in California.
> I'm actually going to be out there in June.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:15 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
> 
> Is your class just ending at the beginning of Augus and after school starts,
> or is the whole course during the first of school. Is this your first
> semester at the school? I am not sure I would be doing this. Try to see if
> there is a way to get into the school earlier; if not, I would advise
> waiting. Of course, talk to the instructor, but it is hellish starting out
> behind in school.
> 
> Cindy
> 
>> On May 14, 2014, at 2:08 PM, via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I don't know.
>> I talked with the college today and they said that it's up to the 
>> instructer as to whether or not I get dropped from the class.
>> The only thing I can do now is ask my instructer whether or not if I 
>> could still be in class but be put on hold untill I get back from my 
>> guide dog training.
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Star Gazer via nagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:04 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
>> 
>> Is the college's policy to keep students from screwing around? I ask 
>> because people do have life events happen that the school just has to 
>> deal with.
>> I'd at least go talk to someone in charge and have a conversation.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of minh ha via 
>> nagdu
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:23 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog school problem
>> 
>> Well, there's nothing you can do about your college's policy, so the 
>> best you can do is to see whether the guide dog schools can speed up 
>> your application process and get you into a class sooner. If not, you 
>> might have to wait until winter break or summer to get your dog.
>> 
>>> On 5/13/14, sheila via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I'm not sure that you can do anything about school policy as relating 
>>> to being dropped from class. One option would be to wait until next 
>>> summer to get a dog if you can't get in soon enough to still take 
>>> your college classes because you would probably need adjustment time 
>>> with your new dog before entering such an environment.
>>>> On 5/13/2014 5:23 PM, via nagdu wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I do apologize if I already had posted this to the list already.
>>>> Please forgive me for reposting but, I just submitted my application 
>>>> to Guide Dogs of America and to  one of the other Guide Dog Training
>> school.
>>>> From what it sounds like;  if I were to get excepted in to one of 
>>>> the school's guide dog training programs, I would have to go out to 
>>>> the school in August.
>>>> Unfortunetly, that's when I start college classes.
>>>> The college that I'm going to attend classes at has a policy.  There 
>>>> policy is that if I miss three concecutive days of class, I would 
>>>> get dropped from the class.
>>>> And I don't want to do that.
>>>> How should I go about fixing this?
>>>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> John Sanders
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