<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Great! Also, we won't have a fair representation of centers for guide dog training, but if you want to discuss trout experience at the place you used, that might be helpful.</div><div><br></div><div>Kate<br><br><br></div><div><br>On Oct 5, 2012, at 8:40 PM, "Kristina Constant" <<a href="mailto:kristinaconstant66@gmail.com">kristinaconstant66@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Yes I could since I did have good cane skills before getting a dog. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Nyabs [mailto:nyabs-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>NYABS Board<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 05, 2012 8:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> New York Association of Blind Students Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nyabs] Questions about seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">I second walei's suggestions. NABS has whole conference calls in the past devoted to the pros and cons of having a dog versus using a cane. There is a strong sentiment that people should have good cane skills before transitioning to a dog. Could you comment on that? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span class="apple-style-span">Kate</span><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Oct 5, 2012, at 12:39 AM, Walei Sabry <<a href="mailto:walei.sabry@gmail.com">walei.sabry@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Yes all of that is good. And maybe you can talk about the differences of using a cane and having a guide dog. Also if you can talk about the importance of learning how to travel to unfamiliar places as opposed to having a mobility instructor teach you how to get to specific places. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Oct 4, 2012, at 11:18 PM, "Kristina Constant" <<a href="mailto:kristinaconstant66@gmail.com">kristinaconstant66@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">What exactly do you want me to speak on? Do you just want me to explain the importance of orientation and mobility and the role it plays in going to college? Would it be beneficial for me to explain how I learned that I needed to use my orientation and mobility skills and tools all the time when I fell several times on campus due to not using my cane? I’m sorry just trying to figure out what I should speak on specifically about orientation and mobility. Kristina </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Nyabs [<a href="mailto:nyabs-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nyabs-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walei Sabry<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> New York Association of Blind Students Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nyabs] Questions about seminar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">The address is 40 w 20th street between 5th and 6th avenues. It's this satirday from 10 to 5. You can take the 1, N, or R trains to 23rd street. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Oct 4, 2012, at 10:30 PM, "Kristina Constant" <<a href="mailto:kristinaconstant66@gmail.com">kristinaconstant66@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi, I can talk about orientation and mobility. I’m not an instructor but I have traveled both with a cane and a dog. I do need directions to the location of the seminar and the times. Kristina </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Nyabs [<a href="mailto:nyabs-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nyabs-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walei Sabry<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> New York Association of Blind Students Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nyabs] Questions about seminar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Craig can't make it. Do we know anyone else that can talk about orientation and mobility? <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Oct 4, 2012, at 6:45 PM, Amanda Makson <<a href="mailto:amaks21@gmail.com">amaks21@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Valeria said she would do it (I sent her my outine, but did not get the chance to change it unfortunately), also Katie & Nihal, the outline I read to you did get cut off on my phone, but the rest is in the DropBox folder if you want to take a look. I'm going to call Valeria right now to give her the update of if we have a low attendance, if she can try and phrase it in more of a presentation format.<br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Walei Sabry <<a href="mailto:walei.sabry@gmail.com" target="_blank">walei.sabry@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hey guys,<br>Do we know who's doing Amanda's presentation? Also, did anyone contact Craig to let him know the details of the event?<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br>_______________________________________________<br>Nyabs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/amaks21%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/amaks21%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Nyabs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/walei.sabry%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/walei.sabry%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Nyabs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/walei.sabry%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/walei.sabry%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Nyabs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/walei.sabry%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/walei.sabry%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Nyabs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/nyabs.board%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/nyabs.board%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Nyabs mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Nyabs@nfbnet.org">Nyabs@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nyabs_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nyabs:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/nyabs.board%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nyabs_nfbnet.org/nyabs.board%40gmail.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>