[nfb-db] guide dog recommendation

[lrroth55 at gmail.com]

Glad to be of help!  Lydia

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> On Oct 12, 2015, at 9:48 PM, Delcenia via nfb-db <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks! Yes, this is very helpful!
> Delcenia
> 
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> From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lydia Roth via
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> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:37 PM
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: lrroth55 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Living independently with 70% hearing loss in Rio
> Grande Valley?
> 
> Hey Delcenia. Janice's dog is from guide Dog Foundation, in New York. There
> are several schools that train dog for the deafblind. Some of the others you
> didn't mention are: GDF in New York; Leader Dogs, in Michigan; and Pilot
> Dogs, in Columbus, OH. There are probably more I haven't listed; these are
> the ones I know that definitely train for db.  Hope this helps.  Lydia  
> 
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>>> On Oct 12, 2015, at 1:21 PM, Delcenia via nfb-db <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Very well said Janice!
>> Yes, I agree when you share on this list it can help others in many 
>> ways. By the way I was wondering, what is the humanservices list? And 
>> where did you get your guide dog. I am thinking about getting one. I 
>> have heard of Guiding Eyes and Seeing Eyes.  Are there other
> recommendation?
>> 
>> Yes, having the support of family, friends, faith based group makes a 
>> world of difference! Good luck in your job search!
>> Delcenia
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janice 
>> Toothman via nfb-db
>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 12:18 PM
>> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Living independently with 70% hearing loss in 
>> Rio Grande Valley?
>> 
>> Geraldo,
>> 
>> Yes you can live independently with as a Deaf-Blind individual with 
>> 70% hearing loss.  However, you need good travel skills and support 
>> system to ensure that you can manage to get what you need to get do 
>> and go where you need to go.  Whether that means public 
>> transportation, paratransit, friends, church or faith-based organization.
>> 
>> Also, I mention friends because I saw you on the humanservices list 
>> also.  I know that having completed my counseling training and am 
>> looking for a job to complete my licensing hours is a daunting task 
>> with out adding a dual disability to the mix.  That is where the 
>> support of the friends, particularly Federation Friends can be of enormous
> help.
>> 
>> Did you get your BA in in psychology in Mexico and now want to apply 
>> to graduate school in the US?
>> 
>> Personally, finding out how other people have coped and lived 
>> independently with the degree of hearing loss is an asset not only to you
> but to others.
>> 
>> I enjoyed my independence and used a combination of paratransit, the 
>> campus shuttle system and walking with my guide dog to store for 
>> graceries/pharmacy in the  stores right behind my apartments.
>> 
>> It was an awesome feeling to be responsible for my apartment and 
>> paying the bills.  All the apartment kids loved my guide dog and wanted to
> pet her.
>> She loved the attention, when not in harness because she adores little
> kids.
>> Although it was frequently a challenge hearing what people said, if I 
>> did not have my FM System with me.  But I did my best and was upfront 
>> about my hearing and vision loss.
>> 
>> Janice
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10/12/2015 9:45 AM, Gerardo Corripio via nfb-db wrote:
>>> HI guys
>>> Is it possible to live independently with 70% hearing loss aside from 
>>> blindness? Also how is the Rio Grande Valley in terms of working 
>>> opportunities, being able to get paratransit etc? Please write me off 
>>> list as not to clutter at gera1027 at gmail.com Thanks for any info.
>> 
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