[rehab] mobility instructors and guide dog eligibility

[Liz Bottner]

RJ,

It depends on the dog guide school. As a general rule, an applicant is
required to have good cane/orientation skills prior to getting a dog.

Liz Bottner
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-----Original Message-----
From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of RJ Sandefur
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 3:44 PM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Subject: [rehab] mobility instructors and guide dog elligability

I was talking with my councilor with rehab, and she told me, that the
orentation and mobility instructor is going to evaluate me to see wheather
or not a guide dog is right for me.
How can a mobility instructor make this determination? Say John smith wants
to get a guide dog, and he applys for one. Could his mobility instructor say
something to the effect of, "Mr. Smith isn't ready for a guide dog at this
time due to his pour cane skills." This question is for the mobility
instructors on this list. RJ
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