[NFB-Oregon-Announce] Guide Dog E Series

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Tue Feb 9 18:35:44 UTC 2021


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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 February 24-26 (Wednesday-Friday) from 10:00-11:30 A.M. Pacific Time.
 
Registration Required. RSVP to the Path to a Guide Dog E-Series by emailing: 
Jane Flower  jflower at guidedogs.com or Jake Koch jkoch at guidedogs.com by February 22nd. 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 tojflower at guidedogs.com or jkoch at guidedogs.com  
 
Questions? Get in touch by contacting the event hosts, Jane Flower and Jake Koch 
You are also welcome to contact us by phone at 1 (800) 295 4050
 
 
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Carla McQuillan
President,
National Federation of the 
Blind of Oregon
Bell Academy
Training and Branding
541-653-9153
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