[NYAGDU] NYAGDU Diversity Seminar Zoom Information

[Heather Bird]

Greetings

We now have a Zoom Link and Call-In Information.  Please find below our
excerpt from the NFBNYS Inc. virtual convention agenda.

Monday October 19, 2020

    7:00 pm New York Association of Guide Dog Users, Heather Bird, President

The New York Association of Guide Dog Users (NYAGDU) presents a guided
discussion on diversity in the guide dog community. Diversity applies to
the handlers of guide dogs, the guide dogs themselves, the trainers who
train guide dogs, puppy raisers, school employees/staff, and the diverse
public that encounter guide dogs and handlers. Diversity, when embraced,
provides a rich and complex web of opportunities and perspectives. However,
it also creates a plethora of challenges. The age, gender, sex, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, religious/cultural background, socio economic
status, marital status, disability status, physical appearance, country of
origin, living situation, place of residence, language(s) spoken, and much
more affect the experiences of handlers, trainers, and others who work with
or encounter guide dogs and their handlers/ Additionally, the age, breed,
sex, raising, training, genetics, personality, and handling of a guide dog
all impact their and their handlers experience. Come participate in a
discussion of these and other factors through the lens of diversity within
the guide dog community.

https://zoom.us/j/5288506207?pwd=UnlzNEpUUnMzVFo1MUpxc01Xa3pVQT09

Meeting ID: 528 850 6207    Passcode: 2223632

+16468769923,,5288506207# US (New York)