[nagdu] Talking points for convos with training centers' directors

[Raven Tolliver]

Below is a list of some of the questions I will use as guidelines to
direct my conversations with the training center directors, in the
event that these individuals are reachable.
Some of these questions can probably be combined.
If you think a question sounds offensive or off-putting, let me know
which ones and why.

1. What is your center's policy on guide dog use during classes?

2. In the past, did your center permit the use of a guide dog during classes?
(If so, why was this permissive policy reversed?
or
Why does your center prohibit the use of guide dogs during all classes?

3. What difficulties or problems arise when teaching NFB philosophy
and independent living skills to a student using a guide dog?
and/or:
4. What specific concepts are impossible or challenging to teach to a
traveler using a guide dog rather than a cane or alongside a cane?

5. What fundamentals of NFB philosophy and independent living skills
are disrupted by allowing the use of a guide dog during all classes?

6. Why does your center choose not to phase in or reintroduce the
guide dog into the student's class time and O&M lessons?

7. Do you think using a guide dog is against NFB philosophy? Or, does
it contradict the way the NFB would like to portray blind people, or
the way the NFB would like blind people to think of themselves?

8. Have any clients accused you of practicing discrimination by
restricting the use of a guide dog during classes?

9. How is your policy against guide dog use during class not a
discriminatory policy?

10. Are you in favor of working toward incorporating guide dogs into
the training of guide dog travelers? Why or why not?

11. Are the O&M instructors at your center willing to devise a plan
for learning how to teach O&M to students using guide dogs?

Thanks for any input.
If you prefer to make any comments off list, email Ravend729 at gmail.com.
-- 
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

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