[nagdu] PBS program link

[Jewel S.]

I couldn't figure out how to get it to play...it didn't start up
automatically. I do have Adobe Flash, so I'm nt sure what happened.
What setting do you have to automatically play videos?

~Jewel

On 4/23/10, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
> Julie,
> This is exactly what I wanted. Will watch and if I have anything to
> share, will do so
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Julie J
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:54 AM
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> Subject: [nagdu] PBS program link
>
> Here's the link to the PBS program
>
> http://video.pbs.org/video/1475527358
>
> When I went to that link the video started playing automatically.   No
> clue if that's just my settings or if it will do that for everyone.
>
> My thoughts on the program...
> I'm with Tracy, that bit at the beginning about how the dogs give the
> person their life and happiness was disturbing.  I also noticed that
> they used, "confined to a wheelchair" which is generally not accepted
> among disability groups.  I was also very, very not impressed by a
> statement toward the end of the program about the people not being
> normal, then they get the dogs and can have a life and a job.
>
> this particular service dog program seems to place a lot of dogs with
> young children.  The video mentions 5 kids and only one adult.  It was
> interesting to see how much the parents and other family members were
> involved in the process.
>
> I liked the trainer, Chris.  He uses positive training methods, mainly
> luring.  It was really cool to see how he could use eye movement to cue
> the dog, very useful for nonverbal people.
>
> The program focuses a lot on the emotional aspects of service dogs.
> Probably 95% of what they talked about were bonding and partnership
> aspects and very little in actual tasks.
>
> The matching process was very, very different from what is typical in
> guide dog programs.  It seemed to me that they let all the dogs and
> people mingle in one big room.  The dogs and people picked each other.
> I'm not sure how big the class was, but there were two dog switches, one
> during class and another a few weeks after returning home.  I like the
> concept of choosing your own dog, to a point. I don't know that a free
> for all matching process is the best way to go though.
>
> JMO
> Julie
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