[Nfbf-l] NFBF 2010 State Convention

[Sherri]

RJ, with all due respect to those at the center, that is probably why 
specific changes were not discussed with us. They knew we would not be 
happy! Again, I tried to ask about them, particularly the name change, but I 
never got the chance.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
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> Holly, I'm not impressed with what's going on at the Center! I heard the 
> FCB convention, and I didn't like what I heard! Doing away with Craig's 
> guidedog policy, changing the name of the center, Its changing right back 
> to the way it was when we were there in 1999! It's disgusting and 
> repolsive! RJ
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> From: "Holly" <hbeanie at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:07 AM
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>
>> Judy,
>> When going to college to learn how to teach orientation and mobility, we 
>> are
>> exposed to a few chapter and/or handouts on how to teach a person
>> orientation skill when the student is working a guide dog. We are not
>> trained to retrain a guide dog, but we are taught how to teach cane 
>> skills.
>> As a guide dog user, have you ever had a day where your dog got sick or 
>> you
>> did not want to work him or her? When and if this ever happens, I feel 
>> that
>> the student should have good cane skills.
>>
>> Not all schools are stricked on mobility skills when you enter their 
>> guide
>> dog school. We would hope for all the schools to have standards, but that 
>> is
>> not the case.
>>
>> Sometimes students come in when their vision has changed drasticly after
>> getting a dog.  They may have had the dog for several months or even 
>> years.
>> However, due to the use of the vision, the dog is not working as well as 
>> he
>> or she should be and this causes an unsafe team.
>>
>> Not all guide dog users need to leave the dog in the mobility classroom 
>> or
>> with a sitter. Not all guide dogs need to be retrained, either. But I 
>> want
>> to have a person travel safely no matter what mobility tool they choose 
>> to
>> use.
>>
>> Sherri's dog Bailey got sick over the weekend and has been at the vet 
>> since
>> Friday morning. I am glad that she had kept up with her cane skills, 
>> while
>> being a guide dog user. She was able to pull out her cane and get 
>> anywhere
>> and everywhere through the convention that she wanted or needed to go.
>> Without keeping up with the cane skills, she would have had to be 
>> dependent
>> on someone else or be an unsafe traveler.
>>
>> Holly
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Jody W. Ianuzzi 
>> <jody at thewhitehats.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I used a cane for over 30 years before I got my first guide dog.  the
>>> difference is dramatic.  They are not interchangeable.  They are two 
>>> very
>>> separate skills.
>>>
>>> ALL guide dog schools require established O&M skills.  They don't feel 
>>> it
>>> is
>>> their responsibility to teach travelers the basics.  Using a cane is 
>>> like
>>> having a pilots license and a guide dog is like getting an instrument
>>> rating.
>>>
>>> I know my guide dog school not only asked for the names of my mobility
>>> instructors but they also did an O&M evaluation as part of the interview
>>> process.  I know they contacted the mobility instructor too because he
>>> contacted me to congratulate me on getting a dog.
>>>
>>> You can't just hang the dog on a hook like you do a cane.  I work with 
>>> my
>>> dog every day building her skills.  It isn't always easy and al guide 
>>> dog
>>> relationships have their positive and negative aspects.
>>>
>>> I think the training centers should take all of this in to account when
>>> retraining guide dog handlers with mobility lessons since all already 
>>> have
>>> the cane skills.
>>>
>>> JODY
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> Walter A. Ward
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