<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">This is sent for your information. This is not being sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind, though some of our members might find it useful..<br><br><div dir="ltr">Carla McQuillan<div>President,</div><div>National Federation of the </div><div>Blind of Oregon</div><div>Bell Academy</div><div>Training and Branding</div><div>541-653-9153</div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">###</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Welcome to Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Path to a Guide Dog E-Series!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Get the facts, straight from the dog’s mouth on a variety of topics about the guide dog lifestyle! Join hosts Jane Flower, Youth Outreach Specialist and Jake Koch, Community Outreach Specialist at Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) for this
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<p class="MsoNormal">mobility option. (<b>Recommended</b> for ages 14 and older.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Day 1: Overview of GDB, a discussion about the differences between white cane and guide dog mobility, how to determine guide dog readiness, and GDB’s youth services.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Day 2: Application path and criteria to GDB’s guide dog program, and a description about the Orientation and Mobility Immersion program.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Day 3: Client training options, and Guide Dogs for the Blind’s suite of follow-up services.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Interested?</b> Wag this way!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held November 17-19 (Tuesday-Thursday) from 10:00-11:30 A.M. Pacific Time.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Registration Required.</b> RSVP to the Path to a Guide Dog E-Series by emailing:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Jake Koch at <a href="mailto:jkoch@guidedogs.com">
jkoch@guidedogs.com</a> or Jane Flower at <a href="mailto:jflower@guidedogs.com">
jflower@guidedogs.com</a> by November 16<sup>th</sup>. <a name="OLE_LINK1">If you feel comfortable, feel free to let us know if you are a person who is blind or visually impaired, a blindness professional, both, or a friend or family member of a person who
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held via the Zoom platform. A Zoom link and call-in details will be provided a couple days before the event to all participants who RSVP by email to either
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Questions?</b> Get in touch by contacting Jane Flower or Jake Koch via the email addresses above, or by calling 1 (800) 295 4050
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Feel free to share this opportunity with your network in the blind community.
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