[nagdu] Signed up by family?

[Aleeha Dudley]

Not that I support the article in any way, but I do want to make one correction here. The guide dog school, Guide Dogs for the Blind, is not the entity that is fining trainers that enter California that are not certified. The organization that is doing this is the California State Bord of Guide Dogs for the Blind, which is a board that seeks to regulate guide dog training throughout the state. 
I hope this clears up some confusion. 

Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas 
Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users 
Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 
Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 
Email: blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com <mailto:blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> 
Phone: 937-733-0525
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. 
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> On Jun 19, 2015, at 5:16 PM, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yikes, this is offensive! Signing someone up for a guide dog? Why would GDB
> accept that sort of application? Why would they want to portray their own
> program as something that reflects that level of of disrespect for blind
> people and the kind of commitment it takes to successfully train or work
> with a guide dog? But, then again, isn't GDB the one that restricts trainers
> from other schools from coming to California?
> Donna & Hunter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 11:25 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: [nagdu] Signed up by family?
> 
> I just got the GDB newsletter for the general public, and there's a bit I
> think is odd or over-the-top or patronizing, really.
> 
> So-and-so suddenly lost his sight, and found ways to go on for years, but
> felt something was missing.  Then "his wife stepped in and signed him up for
> a guide dog, and, before he knew it, he was at GDB, being matched with his
> new partner."
> 
> Really?  I've sometimes wished I could "sign someone up" for a guide dog,
> but it takes a real commitment from the person to get through the training
> and the first few months of adjustment, at least.  It's not a decision
> someone else could take for me, or me for someone else.
> 
> When my brother fell down a manhole using his cane, my mother did sit him
> down and tell him he should get a guide dog, like his sister.  He decided it
> was good advice, and has been happy with the decision, but, if he'd decided
> otherwise, there wouldn't be a darn thing anyone could have done about it,
> even if they'd wanted to try.
> 
> 
> 
> The GDB piece just seemed weird to me.  Why would they even want to
> encourage someone to sign up someone else?  What makes them think I have a
> keeper, who can make life-changing decisions for me?
> 
> Has anyone actually heard of such a thing happening?
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
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