[Nfbf-l] Iowa decision goes against dog users

[Sherri]

Holly, I appreciate your thoughts as an O & M instructor. I believe that the 
reason people are not taught O & M with guide dogs is that most instructors 
who have training in cane travel do not have the training to work with a dog 
guide/person team. There are so many things that have to be observed such as 
those you mentioned.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Holly Idler" <hbeanie at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Iowa decision goes against dog users


> 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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