[nfb-db] Delcenia -- Usher2

[Janice Toothman]

Hi Delcenia,
Most guide dog schools have poodles or labradoodple (Labrador and poodle 
crosses) for people with allergies or family members with allergies.  
The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind where I received Destiny sends 
out hair/fur clippings or the possible matches to the student that they 
will use to see if they have an allergic reaction to the hair/fur before 
meeting the dog.
It depends on how allergic people are to dogs for one and whether they 
take medication for it or not to control their allergies or is it so bad 
that they have to go to the hospital.
Janice
On 3/20/2014 4:25 PM, Delcenia Brown wrote:
> Hi Darlene,
> Nice to meet you also. I am new to this list but not to NFB. I have 
> been a member for at least 8 years. I have work with the (BSVI) state 
> agency over 20 years but no one has ever told me about HK or that it 
> was an option for me. I am not sure if it is today. I want to keep 
> control and do things before it gets worst. Like I said I want to work 
> and with what I want  to do it has been challenging. Where did you get 
> your guide dog?  I started to applying at Seeing Eye last year but I 
> chicken out. I would like one. However, most of my family has 
> allergies and my grandchildren are terrified of dogs.
> Delcenia
> -----Original Message----- From: Darlene Laibl-Crowe
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:46 PM
> To: 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List'
> Subject: [nfb-db] Delcenia -- Usher2
>
> Hello, Delcenia!  Nice to meet you!  I am from Florida and I also have 
> Usher
> 2.  I was able to go to HKNC because I advocated for myself to the 
> state and
> justified as to why I needed their services.  My reasoning was that there
> are NO services for Adult Deaf Blind individuals in the State and I 
> had also
> been a client of DBS since 1986.  By the way, DBS means Division of Blind
> Services.  Anyway, after a few years I kind of got lost in the state's
> system and was not getting the services I needed.  So when I began to 
> lose
> more hearing and vision I struggled in a huge way.  I didn't know 
> anything
> about HKNC until I started doing research And found out about the Florida
> Deaf Blind Association.  I soon met HKNC Southeast rep and many of the
> members of that organization and within a year I was hearing to NY.
>
> The training is very expensive but the state more than willingly paid for
> that service.  I am so grateful that they have.  Now, the state has grown
> because I do all I can advocate and educate them and others as needed.  I
> don't know everything but what I don't know I do my best to find out.  
> One
> thing that I have learned is that it is important to know what 
> resources are
> out there and how you can use it for your specific needs.  HKNC taught 
> that
> to me and it is something that needs to be taught to many.
>
> As for the balance issue, I, too, did not have problems with balance but
> I've noticed more lately that I am getting dizzy...I think it is 
> because I
> can't quite focus on something to maintain a sense of balance.  It 
> isn't too
> bad...and hopefully it won't get worse.
>
> My guide dog is wonderful about being sure I am good on my feet. I've
> noticed when I get a little off balanced she will slow down and let me 
> kind
> of lean on her a bit to get myself oriented again.  She is amazing and 
> I am
> so glad I have her.
>
> I, too, am fairly new to NFB...a little over a year now.  NFB is a great
> learning experience as well!
>
> Hope you are able to go to HKNC, it is very a rewarding experience!!
>
>
> (smile)
> Darlene
>
> "God wants to breathe new life into your dreams. He wants to breathe new
> hope into your heart. Don't give up. Hold on and you'll begin to see 
> Him do
> amazing things"
>   ~               Joel Osteen
>
>
>
>
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