[NAGDU] Seeing Eye application process

[Sunshine]

 When you are scheduled for your home interview, ask what will be expected during the juno walk. If you can, try to learn a route that can be used for the juno walk. It is important that you have knowledge of the environment. In any case, because I've always known my environment by the time a juno walk was done, I'm not sure what is expected. You have great questions that I'm sure that someone on the training staff would be happy to answer for you. Again, when you receive a call to schedule a visit, these are all great questions to ask of the person who calls. During the call to set up my last juno walk for The Seeing Eye, I was told to prepare a route with which I and the instructor could work. Of course, Guiding Eyes definitely requires that one has a route prepared (not a long one) to use for their videos. Seeing Eye never does videos and doesn't plan to any time soon. 

'----- Original Message -----
From: Andy B. via NAGDU  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: his'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016 11:43 am
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Seeing Eye application process

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> 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.
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> -----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
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> 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,
> 
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> 
> 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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> 
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