[NFB-Oregon-Announce] Fwd: Virtual Learning Opportunity from Guide Dogs for the Blind

[president at nfb-oregon.org]

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..

Carla McQuillan
President,
National Federation of the 
Blind of Oregon
Bell Academy
Training and Branding
541-653-9153
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Welcome to Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Path to a Guide Dog E-Series! 
 
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 three part online series. 
This event is designed for those who are interested in exploring guide dog travel as a
mobility option. (Recommended for ages 14 and older.)
 
Topics include:
-         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.
-         Day 2: Application path and criteria to GDB’s guide dog program, and a description about the Orientation and Mobility Immersion program.
-         Day 3: Client training options, and Guide Dogs for the Blind’s suite of follow-up services.  
 
Interested? Wag this way!
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.
 
Registration Required. RSVP to the Path to a Guide Dog E-Series by emailing:
Jake Koch at jkoch at guidedogs.com or Jane Flower at jflower at guidedogs.com by November 16th. 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 is blind or visually impaired in your emailed RSVP.
 
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 jkoch at guidedogs.com or jflower at guidedogs.com  
 
Questions? 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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Feel free to share this opportunity with your network in the blind community.
 
Thank you,
 
 

Guide Dogs for the Blind
Jake Koch | Community Outreach Specialist
jkoch at guidedogs.com | 503.668.2105
32901 SE Kelso Road, Boring, OR 97009 
GuideDogs.com 
 
 
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