[nagdu] Guide Dog as Therapy Dog

[Star Gazer]

			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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