[nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills

[Larry D Keeler]

Ghanks, I sort of suspected as much but wasn't sure!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danielle Burton via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the 
National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills


> Larry, there are a few variations with guide dogs for deaf-blind. They are 
> solely trained to guide but may be trained using sign languge or being 
> able to respond on the hand signal without verbal support. They are also 
> really traffic trained. It is still the handler's responsibility to get 
> across the street and that doesn't always mean by deciding when to cross. 
> Many people who are  deaf-blind get sighted assistance across the street. 
> So  to clarify you do not have to be able to cross a street in order to 
> get a guide dog.  I can cross some streets independently and some I 
> cannot.
>
> Danielle and Willa
>
>
>> On Oct 31, 2014, at 8:13 PM, Nicole Torcolini via nagdu 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> No, you don't have to be the perfect traveler, but there are certain 
>> things
>> that, JMHO, it is unreasonable to expect from a guide dog. There are 
>> people
>> out there who do not have good mobility skills who think that getting a
>> guide dog will magically solve everything.
>>
>> Nicole
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: debby phillips [mailto:semisweetdebby at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 8:55 AM
>> To: Deanna Lewis; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide 
>> Dog
>> Users; ntorcolini at wavecable.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills
>>
>> Well, I'm not always the sharpest tool in the drawer, not having the
>> greatest sense of direction.  So you don't have to be perfect.  But you 
>> do
>> have to be able to figure things out, or at least know the right 
>> questions
>> to ask should someone offer to help.  And dogs can help.  After a dog has
>> been with you a while they will often show you doors, even if they aren't
>> the right door.  This helps a lot when going to an unfamiliar place, as
>> happens from time to time.  But you do need to have fairly good skills. 
>> But
>> don't let anyone tell you that you have to be the
>> "perfect" traveler.  That's just not true.    Peace,    Debby and
>> Neena
>>
>>
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