[nagdu] Home and Away

Fri May 23 17:36:40 UTC 2014

I've seen some people in class who did the Home and Away. They worked with an individual trainer as I recall, not with the rest of the class. Then that trainer came to their home area to work with them the rest of the time. I could sure see some advantages to it, but it does seem as if it would be hard to work. I suspect you would operate on an abbreviated work schedule if you did this.

Cindy
On May 23, 2014, at 12:29 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:

> Has anyone done the TSE Home and Away?
> I think that would be excellent, because I could spend the last part of training working on real situations, like teaching my dog how to navigate the Port Authority bus terminal, for one thing.
> But does one actually have time to work and train both?  I gather from others who have done home training that it was pretty intense.
> If anyone has experience with TSE's version, I'd like to hear about it.
> Tracy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Edie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class
> 
> 
>> Tracy,
>> 
>> Doesn't TSE have a "home and away" program where you only have to stay on
>> campus for a week or 10 days, and then the trainer comes to your home area
>> for the rest of the training?  Might this work out for you?  Or even
>> entirely in-community training, since you are a veteran guide dog handler?
>> 
>> Best,
>> Ann
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 7:09 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class
>> 
>> Oh yah, I'm going to start discussing it with my boss long before it
>> happens.  I'm trying to get it all over before we start a big project
>> sometime next Spring.
>> Thankfully, it's been a while since last time, but, as I recall, it took
>> some time to arrange everything.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Katie Crocker via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 9:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class
>> 
>> 
>>> Sorry for the second email, I accidentally hit send on the first one
>>> before it was done. *grin*
>>> 
>>> My employer saw training as a reasonable accommodation, so I did not have
>>> to take any sick time or vacation time.  I work at a very small nonprofit,
>> 
>>> so things like that happen I guess.  I'm lucky.  But most people I know do
>> 
>>> have to take vacation time usually employers are pretty helpful when it
>>> comes to finding a solution for this.  Can you perhaps ask about it before
>> 
>>> you decide go for training?  Feeling out the situation beforehand might be
>> 
>>> the way to approach this, just my opinion.
>>> 
>>> Best of luck to you Tracy, and let us know what happens!
>>> 
>>> Katie and the Jet
>>> 
>>> -- Katie Crocker --
>>> 
>>>> On May 23, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Sherry Gomes via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> One company I worked for considered that time a reasonable accommodation
>>>> and
>>>> gave me the time off paid. Others have had me use vacation or sick time.
>>>> I'm
>>>> currently a contract employee, so my recent trip to GDB was completely
>>>> unpaid which was bad. sigh.
>>>> 
>>>> Sherry
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>>>> via nagdu
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 6:34 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class
>>>> 
>>>> I'd be interested to hear how people have arranged time off work to go to
>>>> class.
>>>> I am not keen to lose 3 weeks' pay.  I could use vacation time, if I am
>>>> careful about not taking much and saving some up.  I could try to work
>>>> during class, but I'm not sure that's a great idea.  Class is stressful
>>>> enough, without adding in work.  I would like to use some of my sick
>>>> days,
>>>> of which I have a whole heaping lot, but, last time, my boss could not
>>>> get
>>>> that idea through HR's tiny heads.  "She wants to use sick time to do
>>>> what?
>>>> Get a "guide dog?"".
>>>> Last time, the boss just made an arrangement on the QT, as a big favor.
>>>> How have other people arranged this?
>>>> Tracy
>>>> 
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