[Nfb-science] Marching

[Miso Kwak]

Hello
Like Danielle, I do not have a guide dog but I have marched ,marching 
band for the last 4 years which marched numerous competitive and 
non-competitive parades.
For me, I used a sighted guide but it was different because the guider 
put her hand on one of my shoulders.
The guider just makes sure that I am in line and have correct posture.
You could ask the parade coordinator to put you in the either very left 
or right side of the block so that the guider has a room to stand next 
to you without messing up the form of the parade block.
If you choose to use this method, your guide dog will probably not be 
able to march in the parade.
In terms of staying in step correctly, you could pay attention to the 
cadence or music as Danielle mentioned.
Miso Kwak


-----Original Message-----
From: Danielle Burton <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>
To: NFB Science and Engineering Division List <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, Jul 29, 2013 6:47 am
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Marching

Hi Christe. My name is Danielle and I just graduated from high school. 
I do not have a guide dog but I have been a cadet in JROTC for the last 
2 years of my high school and have marched in a couple of parades. It 
may be easier to go sighted guide and march unless your dog has time to 
learn how far to stay behind the person in front of you. As far as 
keeping in step and pace you should be able to hear the cadence and you 
can hear the sound of everyone's feet hitting the floor. I hope this 
helps. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I am still in 
contact with my JROTC First Sergeant and she may have some suggestion 
regarding marching with your dog.

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On Jul 29, 2013, at 4:16 AM, Christine Szostak 
<szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu> wrote:

> Hi All,
>  I just recently was offered and chose to accept an assistant 
professorship position in a small Christian liberal arts university and 
was told that I will need to march in a number of ceremonies such as 
convocations...
>
>  Because I chose, for various reasons not to  attend graduation for 
my PhD, it has been a really long time since I have had to march in one 
of these ceremonies, and the last time I did so, I still had a little 
of my vision.
>
>  My question is therefore, how do those of you without any vision, 
and especially those with guide dogs, handle marching? For example, how 
do you ensure you keep in line and at the correct pace with the 
procession? Do you use sited guide or your dog? Any suggestions, 
information, tips, or advice regarding these issues or other issues 
relating to marching without vision would be sincerely appreciated!
> With very warm regards,
> Christine
> A soon to be Georgian!
> Christine M. Szostak, PhD
> Psychologist, Instructor, and Professional Consultant
> http://findingthevision.wikidot.com
> http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com
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