[NAGDU] NYAGDU Call Tomorrow Evening Featuring GEB and Running Guides Program

[heather.l.bird at gmail.com]

Hello everyone. Please join us tomorrow, Sunday, February 17th 2019 at 8:00
P.M. for our monthly NYAGDU call. This month we will be continuing our
series of calls interviewing guide dog training programs across the United
States. Thank you to Lucas Frank of the Seeing Eye who was our guest speaker
on our January call. In February we will welcome Lisa Derleth from Guiding
Eyes for the Blind. She will share with us what makes GEB unique and speak
about their running guides program. You need not be a member of the NFB,
NAGDU, or NYAGDU to participate in these calls. Any current, former or
prospective guide dog handlers are welcome,, whether you belong to the NFB,
the ACB, or neither. These calls are offered through the NYAGDU, but they
are open to anyone from across the US or in other countries as well. These
calls are intended to provide the knowledge, which we all know = power, to
make the most informed and best decisions for ourselves regarding the
options for guide dog training programs in our country. Not in the market
for a successor at this time? Totally satisfied with your current school?
These calls are great for guide dog geeks seeking to know what is happening
in the world of guide dogs and are also helpful to individuals working with
people who are blind,, such as Orientation and Mobility instructors. The
call-in number will be (605) 475-4786 and the pass code is 869480.

 

Please feel free to share this with friends, family or clients, and on lists
and social media groups for various guide dog training programs or guide dog
user organizations. (All guide dog training programs in the United States
who serve residents of New York State will be invited to participate in
these calls. The NAGGDU and NYAGDU do not endorse or particularly recommend
any specific guide dog training program. Rather we are seeking to encourage
exploration, research, dialogue, and informed decision making for all
current and prospective guide dog handlers in New York State and across the
United States.)

 

Heather Bird,

President, New York Association of Guide Dog Users,