[Jobs] Mobility Instructors As Guide Dog users

[Dick Davis]

Why not check with the guide dog schools?  They'd know.
Dick Davis
BLIND, Inc.

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From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
calicaneuser415303 at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:55 AM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: [Jobs] Mobility Instructors As Guide Dog users

Hello all,

  I was wondering if anyone is aware of the existance of mobility 
instructors who  use guide dogs as their primary mobility aid (outside of 
the job)? Obviously, in order to  be granted the oppertunity to train with 
and  recieve a dogyou need to be able to show that you have  decent mobility

skills, and to become a mobility instructor you need to be able to  show 
rather advanced mobility skills and... yes, teach them as well.  also, you 
need to teach using a cane as you need to model the skills you teach (if we 
are refering to  the nOMC instructor).
  If there  are active Oand M instructors  who are  guide dog users, how do 
they normally go about their job? what problems have they encountered?  How 
have they (or do they plan to) move past those problems?

any help would be appreciated, as I am considering  the possibility of  go 
into the field of O  and M,  and while I do not have a guide dog,  I am 
considering   that possibility as well.
  Thanks

    Darian 

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