[NAGDU] student eligibility

[Debbie Gabe]

Well, I was 73 when I got my guide dog also. And I think all the guide schools should be held responsible to not break federatl law and discriminate against people based soley on age. Skill level, yes. If an old person doesn't have the stamina or skills, they shouldn't get a dog, just like if a blind person in their 20s doesn't have the stamina or mobility skills, then they should not get a dog either.But to have an age limit posted on their website is pretty much ageism!

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] student eligibility

Additionally, age discrimination cannot be stated as being a problem because all of the schools set age limits (how young or how old). So if you're gonna lay that claim, you have to lay it on every Guide Dog school in the United States. As Marge stated, The Seeing Eye does exercise flexibility, especially with older individuals who have been able to successfully demonstrate that they can handle the rigor of training. marj is correct that not only did we have the gentleman who was in his 70s, but within my specific team (my instructor and her four students, there was a first timer who was in her early 70s. Now granted, she was under 75. But nevertheless, she met the criteria.

By the way, Marge, tell your brother that his brother is successfully recovering from his surgery because of his indiscretion when it came to consuming a forbidden item.
Vanessa and the zoo
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> On Mar 19, 2024, at 9:51 AM, Marj Schneider via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I've seen quite a lot of flexibility from Seeing Eye over the years in terms of student age and activity level. In my class last February, where Vanessa and I were matched with shepherd brothers Virtue and Verlin, there was a first-time classmate who was 77. He was matched with a very frisky male lab.
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