[nagdu] Braille Monitor Article Concerning Fidelco

[Marion Gwizdala]

    I not only have sent it to the list, I wrote the article to which you 
refer. Here it is attached.

fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog


> Thank you. There was a story that I had in mind, but I cannot find it, 
> and, frankly, I do not have the time to look for it right now, but, in the 
> future, I will repost it when I find it. I think that Marion may have 
> initially sent it or a link to it.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog
>
>
>> Hannah, the schools sometimes do this without due process.
>>
>> margo and Arrow
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog
>>
>>
>>>I think that the school has the right to take your dog if you're not 
>>>taking
>>> care of it or abusing it or not letting it do it's work. A lot of people 
>>> do
>>> things like that and I don't think it's right because a lot of time and
>>> expenses are dedicated to guide dogs and guide dog training.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:22 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog
>>>
>>> First and foremost, GDB does *initially* retain ownership of the dog, 
>>> but
>>> handlers can request ownership after a year. I have never heard of a 
>>> case in
>>> which ownership was denied by GDB. I would not exclude GDB from your 
>>> list of
>>> schools just because of this.
>>>    Second, whether or not the school retains ownership, in my opinion, 
>>> is
>>> not the major issue. A bigger problem is when schools come take your dog
>>> from you without discussing it with you first.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 7:40 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Ownership of guide dog
>>>
>>>
>>>> What is your opinion of a guide dog Schools retaining ownership of the 
>>>> dog
>>>
>>>> after training? I know some schools such as South eastern, and piolet 
>>>> dogs
>>>
>>>> give ownership of the guide dog to the student after training. While
>>>> others such as GDB retain ownership. Has the NFB made an offical stance
>>>> concerning this issue? RJ
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