[nagdu] Leader dog and NAC Accreditation
Marianne Denning
marianne at denningweb.com
Sun Jul 26 16:59:31 UTC 2015
John, it stands for National Accreditation Counsel for Blind and Low
Vision Services.
On 7/26/15, starmy22--- via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi my name is John Sanders.
> I have a question: I've heard the nac acronym used a lot.
> What does nac stand for?
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marianne Denning via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 11:07 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Marianne Denning
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Leader dog and NAC Accreditation
>
> Debby, what other organizations accredit organizations that work with
> blind people? I know CARF began an accreditation for agencies serving
> blind people almost 10 years ago but that is the only other one I am
> aware of. I looked at their requirements and think they are pretty
> good but I am not sure the two Leader Dog programs fit in their
> criteria.
>
> I have worked in different agencies, including one that was NAC
> accredited so I am always interested in getting additional
> information.
>
> On 7/25/15, Debby Phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Raven, NAC's standards of accreditation are not up to par, and
>> there are other routes that LDB could have taken for their
>> Accelerated OandM and their summer camp experience to be
>> accredited by. The fact is that all of their programs fall under
>> the umbrella of Leader Dogs, so rightly or wrongly, Leader is
>> getting tarred with the NAC brush. I wish that LDB had looked at
>> their own history, seen the letter written to NAC before, and
>> perhaps gone another route for accandeditation. Nobody in NFB is
>> anti-accreditation, just wanting standards that really mean
>> something. Debby
>>
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> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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