[nagdu] Guide Dog as Therapy Dog

Star Gazer pickrellrebecca at gmail.com
Mon Jun 29 15:40:37 UTC 2015


			You probably answered your own question, the people
who know you also knew you when you were little and haven't made the switch
hyet. Some will, and some won't. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet
via nagdu
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 10:59 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Danielle Ledet
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog as Therapy Dog

Boy this is sad. If I had the technology, I would scan it in if I wanted to
do it bad enough. But then again I have scanned stuff and have most of it be
gibberish. Is it not already on BookShare? I am tired of running into the
kind of attitude these people are presenting you with. Around here, this is
a small town and most folks know my family and still expect me to ask my mom
for help or permission to do things. So I am beyond frustration at this
point. I have just about seen most of it all and done agreat
del......traveling, keeping house, shopping, mothering from birth,
volunteered in a few big orgs, earned a diploma dnd degree, etc. and I am
expected to ask for permission to do things on my own and move out on my own
from her home. So what gives?

On 6/26/15, Kaye Kipp via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Do you read Braille?  If you do, it seems that it wouldn't shave any 
> skin off their nose to have it brailled for you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of jaynewy4--- 
> via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 6:06 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: jaynewy4 at aol.com
> Subject: [nagdu] Guide Dog as Therapy Dog
>
> Hi all
> Since I retired, I have been seeking out a volunteer opportunity.  So 
> when I heard about a program across the street from me in which 
> children read to dogs, I inquired, as I thought it would be great to 
> include my guide Poodle, Dottie.  I had volunteered before in a 
> program that encouraged young children to read--I was sighted then.  
> But I also worked as an English professor for ten years after losing 
> most of my eyesight, so I am adept with technology and told the 
> volunteer coordinator that I could use the KNFB app to help a child 
> with vocabulary, and I would consider other options. For instance, 
> Dottie and I have visited sick friends in the hospital, and she was a 
> great comfort.  She can distinguish really well between working and 
> being able to socialize when I remove the harness.
>
> The group here, which is called New York Therapy Animals (an affiliate 
> of Intermountain Therapy Animals), has told me that their 200-page 
> manual comes only in printed form, and I must take a hand-written 
> test, as they have no other kind.  I asked them to accommodate me by 
> having the material scanned and to allow me to take the test on a 
> computer, for instance, or with an assistant, but after weeks of 
> silence, they didn't address this issue at all.  Instead, the 
> coordinator wrote back, "One of the most important goals for our 
> programs is to teach the skills necessary to ensure the safety, 
> effectiveness and well-being of all involved (human client, handler 
> and canine alike). In the R.E.A.D. program, in particular, a handler 
> is not just a passive listener but must be an active participant to 
> support the child's efforts. It seems this would be difficult for a 
> handler without sight."
>
> I am not really sure how to proceed with them and would appreciate any 
> advice fellow handlers could offer.  Should I be willing to scan in 
> their entire 200-page manual?  Should I ask them to have it recorded 
> by Learning Ally or another organization (Bookshare), not just for me 
> but for others who might be interested?  Or should I point out that 25 
> years after the ADA was passed, they might adjust their 
> attitudes--that we are not merely recipients of social services? Am I 
> misreading the implication that someone--others?
> myself?--would not be safe because of my lack of  eyesight? They do 
> know that I was a professor for over 40 years and worked in a similar
program.
> I
> also volunteered as a high school tutor for disadvantaged youth.
>
> If others have had their guides become therapy animals, I would 
> particularly appreciate hearing from you or finding another group in 
> my area that might better appreciate what Dottie and I can offer.
>
> Thanks, all, for taking the time to read about this issue.  I haven't 
> seen it addressed before on the list, but let me know if I have missed 
> any such discussion.
>
> Karla Jay, PhD, and Dottie, who would enjoy a new challenge in life.
>
>
>
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