[NAGDU] some questions about The Seeing Eye

Danielle Ledet singingmywayin at gmail.com
Mon Feb 19 04:22:27 UTC 2018


I, too, enjoyed all the emails about what's new. Haven't been since
May/June 2007.

On 2/16/18, Kerri Sprecher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, thank you for your message. Yep, I've been all over the TSE website, and
> I've had plenty of O and M, and 3 dogs so far, so I think I'm up to speed
> there, smile. But I'm looking forward to hearing back from the Admissions
> department. I have called them today so I'm giving them a chance to check
> for voicemails and get some calls returned.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 16, 2018, at 12:46 PM, Roanna Bacchus via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kerri thanks for your message. This morning I went to the web site for
>> the Sseing Eye. There are certain things that they expect from their
>> students during training. They recommend that anyone getting a guide dog
>> through there program have Orientation And Mobility instruction before
>> coming to the campus. The student residence is equipped with a library
>> where anyone staying at Sseing Eye can access books in Braille or on Cd's.
>> Students also have access to a telephone and wireless internet while they
>> are there. I tried to look for a handbook about the safety policies for
>> students, but there is not such a document on the web site.
>>
>>> On Feb 15, 2018 9:44 PM, Kerri Sprecher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi list,
>>> I have very recently, after long and hard thought and consideration,
>>> decided that retiring my current guide dog would be the best for me, and
>>> for her as well, due to some major behaviors and some extremely
>>> unacceptable behavior from her school. Therefore, I have decided to go
>>> back to The Seeing Eye where I received my first 2 dogs, but it's been 12
>>> years since I went there, and I know they have done some major
>>> renovations to the main building where the students stay, and probably
>>> redone or made changes to things outside the building too. So, I'm
>>> wondering, from all you TSE grads out there who have gone since 2006,
>>> what's changed and what's the same? Same harnesses with the screw-on
>>> handle? Same commands or any changes in student instruction? I know there
>>> are changes in staff members, and I'll learn those eventually when I go,
>>> but I'm more interested in things like whether they still have the big
>>> cement parking area for dog relief, or is it more private now like some
>>> schools have, and if they still do things like give you the pans of food
>>> the first week and then you get them the rest of the time? I also noticed
>>> that the class time has been shortened for both new students and
>>> retrains, which is also good.
>>> Anyway, any insight would be great, and I'd enjoy any stories about your
>>> training there, or what you have seen improved or changed, etc.
>>> Thanks for responding, and hopefully the application process won't take
>>> too much time, since I put in my replacement app and already one medical
>>> form has been sent back within a 3 day period. I'd also be interested to
>>> know if retrains still get a home interview or if they have to still go
>>> get an eye exam or have an opthalmologist report, or do they go on the
>>> previous record?
>>> Looking forward to all of your responses. Thanks a lot, and have a great
>>> weekend to all.
>>> Kerri
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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