In the busy hallways of Vashon schools, it’s not unusual to see a golden retriever or Labrador trotting alongside a student in a bright green vest marking the pup as a service dog in training. They ...
YORKTOWN—Guiding Eyes for the Blind is expanding to meet a growing demand for guide dogs. The 71-year-old nonprofit, which provides guide dogs to people with vision loss, plans to build a new wellness ...
Guide Dogs for the Blind operates two campuses — one in San Rafael, California, and one in Boring, Oregon. The nonprofit raises and trains dogs to work with people experiencing vision loss and ...
A sweet moment between a guide dog and his owner is gaining attention after @the_blind_girlie shared a video of her Labrador, ...
The gathering of the attorneys general in Southeast Portland was notable because the attorney general of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, was in attendance. Willamette Week: Challenges facing OHSU president ...
A blind Florida couple is crediting their guide dogs with leading them to the altar. Mike and Eva Truelock, of Winter Haven, met at Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc. in 2007 after Eva Truelock, 45, ...
Sighted people may not realize when their help is inappropriate. One common type of inappropriate help is motivated by paternalistic assumptions about blindness.
SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS IN LOUISVILLE. IF YOU’VE EVER WONDERED WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN A GUIDE DOG, OR WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR A PERSON HOLDING THE HARNESS, TODAY’S EVENT AT THE SHAWNEE LIBRARY IN ...