The document lists presentations given by the author on topics related to guide dog training and mobility for visually impaired individuals. The presentations were delivered between 1998 and 2013 at various conferences and seminars in locations across the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The topics covered issues like guide dog training methodology, assisting handlers after attacks on guide dogs, mobility training for clients with multiple disabilities, and assessing and matching students with guide dogs.
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1. Presentations
Training Day with Orientation & Mobility Specialists: Western Blind Rehabilitation
Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, California, USA, (July 2013).
Assisting Handlers Following Attacks on Dog Guides: Implications for Dog Guide
Teams. International Guide Dog Federation Seminar. Paris, FRANCE, (May 2012).
Assisting Handlers Following Attacks on Dog Guides: Implications for Dog Guide
Teams. 14th
International Mobility Conference, Palmerston, NEW ZEALAND, (February
2012).
Guide Dog Mobility Training for Clients with Multiple Disabilities at Guide Dogs for
the Blind. California Council for the Blind, (CCB) Spring Convention – Burlingame, CA,
USA, (April 2011).
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Applicant Home Interview. International Guide Dog
Federation Seminar. London, UNITED KINGDOM, (June 2008).
Proposed Standard 10, Guide Dog Instructor Training. Plenary Session,
International Guide Dog Federation Seminar. London, UNITED KINGDOM, (June 2008).
Teaching the Adult Learner and Providing an Interactive Educational Program.
California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists (CAOMS) Conference,
Monterey, California USA, (November 2007).
Pre-Training Programs for Guide Dog Clients. International Guide Dog Federation
Seminar. Lenk, SWITZERLAND, (May 2004).
The Provision of Guide Dog Mobility Services to a Client from an Ethnic Minority
Group – A Case Study. 1st
Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference, Adelaide,
AUSTRALIA, (October 2001).
Making a Successful Match - Analyzing the Student - Guide Dog Matching
Decision. California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists, (CAOMS)
Conference, San Diego, California USA, (November 1998).
Human Movement and the Applicant Assessment Process at Guide Dogs for the
Blind.
2nd
International Meeting of Guide Dog Owners, Paris, FRANCE, (September 1998).
Comparison of Guide Dog Training Methodology- USA/Australia/Japan.
International Federation of Guide Dog Schools for the Blind Seminar, San Rafael,
California USA, (May 1998).