[NFB-DB] Help from Any deafblind guide dog users

[marsha.drenth at gmail.com]

I have had 3 dogs from 3 different schools; I would recommend speaking to
Guide Dog Foundation in addition to the others that have been mentioned.
Yes, you are going to need to be able to complete routes and cross streets.
Some of the guide dog schools will also require that you use a street
crossing card so that you safely get across the street. You should speak to
your HKNC regional representative for the stree crossing sign. I miss
working a guide dog. 

Good Luck! 

Marsha drenth  
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From: NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Showe Trela via NFB-DB
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 6:15 PM
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Subject: [NFB-DB] Help from Any deafblind guide dog users

Hello. I am thinking of getting a guide dog to help me travel more
independently. I used to feel very confident traveling with my cane when I
had full hearing but I am now profoundly deaf on one side and am struggling
with walking in a straight line, crossing intersections and navigating in
parking lots. Guide dog schools are telling me that I will need to
demonstrate that I can complete 3 routes, be able to line up correctly, and
tell when the traffic surges. I am curious to know if others have had the
same issues and how they qualified for getting a guide dog. I am using
audible pedestrian signals to help confirm the traffic surge and the oko app
to keep me crossing in a straight line. I have AIRA as an accomodation for
work and when I traveled to an out-of-town conference for work, I used AIRA
to walk to and from my hotel to the conference and I felt so impowered! Are
these tools allowed to be used when meeting with the guide dog school reps
while they  observe you? Any advice you all can give me would be much
appreciated. 

Showe 


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