Some Thoughts about Acquiring and Learning to Use a Dog Guide.

Lambert, Robert M.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Some Thoughts about Acquiring and Learning to Use a Dog Guide.

Lambert, Robert M.

RE:view, v22 n3 p151-58 Fall 1990

A young blind adult recounts his experiences in using a dog guide, describing psychological adjustment, trials and joys of being a student at a dog guide training center, bonding with the new dog, and adjusting to home life with a dog guide. Suggestions are offered for the improvement of orientation and mobility training. (JDD)

Descriptors: Animals, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Daily Living Skills, Mobility Aids, Personal Narratives, Training Methods, Travel Training, Visually Handicapped Mobility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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