[NAGDU] Seeing Eye application process

[Jeffrey Young]

Hi Andy,
Make sure you let Seeing Eye know about your living situation. They will work with you. They know plenty of people live in these kinds of places. 

Jeff Young

> On Sep 8, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Andy B. via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> How much do they assess mobility? I am not too familiar with the area where
> I live in the sense of where specific streets are. We live on a 6-lane
> highway in the middle of a corporate business district where you can find
> some residential side streets, but not many. Most of my travel involves
> taking the bus to where I need to go for things like school, the mall, the
> store, and so on.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 11:49 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Seeing Eye application process
> 
> Hi Andy.
> I've been to The Seeing Eye twice, most recently a couple years ago.
> After your references are in, Admissions will schedule an instructor visit.
> That means someone will come out, walk around your neighborhood with you,
> and assess your orientation and mobility.  They may give you a Juno
> walk--walk around with you holding the harness handle, to give you a general
> feel for how it is working a dog (though humans don't walk like dogs and
> it's not the same).
> Then, if that goes well, you get a class date.
> Feel free to call or email Admissions and ask them anything.  I'm a pest
> myself, asking things like when is someone coming out?  When can I get in
> class?
> If you're flexible about when you can go to class, especially if you're
> willing to go on short notice, let them know that.
> Good luck!  I've been happy with my Seeing Eye experience.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andy B. via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 11:35 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Andy B.
> Subject: [NAGDU] Seeing Eye application process
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> I applied for a Seeing Eye dog. Does anyone have any experience with the
> application process? All of my references have been accounted for. What is
> next?
> 
> 
> 
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