[Nfbf-l] Iowa decision goes against dog users

[Holly Idler]

Hello List,
I have been reading all the messages concerning the decision in Iowa. As a
mobility instructor, I back their decision. Her at the Orientation and
Adjustment Center the students are allowed to use their dogs. However, I
strongly encourage them to use their canes for half the day and their dogs
the other half. This way they work on their cane skills. Also, I have never
been trained to work with or retrain a dog guide. That is a lot of what I
see here. Teams that either have not worked together with the user not
having sight or new users who need more work with the team. Such as a user
walking in front of his or her dog, not correcting the dog when needed, or
the dog being aggressive. For the most part, when the student comes to
mobility, he or she uses a cane during my class and builds on their cane
skills.
Holly

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Jody W. Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>wrote:

> Hello David,
>
> I was a cane user for over 30 years before getting a guide dog.  When I
> applied to the school I had to list my O&M instructors and I know they
> contacted them to check on my training.  I Also, during my interview I went
> for a walk with the trainer using my cane.
>
> I suppose you are right, we can pick our schools and training centers.  I
> have never actually been to a training center, I have just been successful
> on my own figuring out solutions as the problems arose.  Necessity is the
> mother of invention.  Considering I have been married for over 35 years and
> I raised two kids, I must have done OK.
>
> JODY
>
>
>
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