[nagdu] Guide Dogs and childcare centers

[Darla]

I knew a couple in Utah who ran one out of their home; wish I could remember
their names and had contact info for you.
Darla & Handsome Huck


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of peggy via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 2:43 PM
To: Joanne Michelle Stark; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of
Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs and childcare centers

My concern is that a lot of daycare centers and the like will not hire blind
people because they say it's a liability issue ... So for those of you that
work ... how did you get hired??  And disclosing or not is a personal choice
but some kids might have alergies, you might have wanted to tour the place
while it was empty of kids to get a feel for things, it'll be hard with a
ton of kids running around, lol.  But as I said all personal choice



-----Original Message-----
From: Joanne Michelle Stark via nagdu
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 3:29 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Guide Dogs and childcare centers

Okay, this is going to be a rather lengthy message, so hang onto your hats
...
Next week, I am starting a volunteer position with a local childcare center.

This was probably a bad move on my part, but I let my fear of rejection
solely based on disability dictate whether or not I should disclose my
disability, and ultimately, I went against it. they do not know I have a
service dog, and I have never visited this place before, so I don't know
what it's like. I am not going to bring my black labrador retriever for the
first day, at least until I've checked with staff to make sure none of the
kids have allergies or a fear of dogs, just to be safe. Was this a good
idea, or should I call before going in and let them know I'm blind? Maybe
I'm just paranoid, but I don't know how they're going to react to me, let
alone a dog in harness. I was told Ditra is good around children, and have
seen for myself that she does well, but how do I go about explaining to
little ones that she's a Guide Dog? I've heard some parents say, "That's a
working dog," and the kids get it, but sometimes parents don't always know
how to explain her job well to the children. the kids only know, "Don't
touch that dog, it's working," but I can tell somehow that they don't quite
understand exactly how she helps me. Suggestions for both of these issues
are welcome either on here or privately. thank you.
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