#Guide Dogs

[safk-art]

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[chronicallykiki]

FUNDRAISER EVENT Guide Dogs 250 Challenge

From 24th April to 16th May, I'll be taking part in a fundraising campaign for Guide Dogs!

"Every day 250 people in the UK are told they’re losing their sight. It can be devastating. People with a vision impairment are more likely to encounter depression, loneliness, and unemployment. Guide Dogs helps people with sight loss live the life they choose, but we need vital funds to do this. That’s why we need you to be a game changer and take on the 250 Challenge." - Guide Dogs Website

During this time, my Challenge is for streams to be at least 250 minutes long. I also plan to donate an extra £1 for every sub to my channel. And! I've set up a few goals, with incentives to look forward to:

Level 1 Goal £250 : If we hit this, I will sponsor one of the puppies! Level 2 Goal £500 : If we double our 250 goal, I will sponsor two of the puppies!! Level 3 Goal £750 : If we manage to triple our 250 goal, I will sponsor all three puppies!!!

Links: My Twitch Channel My Fundraiser Page Guide Dogs Website 250 Challenge Sponsoring A Puppy

Streaming for 250 minutes (just over 4 hours) doesn't sound like a challenge for most, but for a spoonie like me, who can't regulate their energy levels, it sure can be!

I'll do my best, but in the event I'm unable to meet the 250 minute minimum, we'll have to think of a fun forfeit or something (be gentle).

Regarding the sponsor puppies, the first will be chosen at random, and the second will be via a poll on my fundraiser page.

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of a visually impaired woman who says a Vancouver café discriminated against her in September 2019. Georgia Pike, a 28-year-old Victoria, B.C. woman, who prefers the term visually impaired to blind, uses a guide dog to navigate. She says she and her father were refused service by the Ooh La La café because they were accompanied at the time by her guide dog, Grainger.  After Pike spent nearly four years fighting her case, the tribunal has found the café's actions to be discriminatory and ordered it to pay her $12,000. Pike is grateful for the outcome and the support she received from her father and the University of Victoria Law Centre but says she wishes the process was simpler.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#Guide dogs #Ableism #Blind #visually impaired #cdnpoli #Vancouver #british columbia

[aloeverawrites]

Disclaimer: I made this post a while ago, off the top of my head, in response to an animal rights group that was rightly accused of being ableist. I wanted to try and show that you could care about guide dogs without being dismissive of people who’s are visually impaired but I’m not sure if I did that well. It’s only meant to start a conversation that can be lead by someone more qualified. Instead of reblogging I’d recommend looking for other perspectives on it, (and then sending me the links because I’d like to know more.)

So I have ideas about guide dogs, but I'm sighted so it's not really my place to discuss them.

Like I do think there's a problem with training one organism to serve another for their whole life. I think that if they also teach the dogs how to talk using those soundboards then this will be much better because at least they've agreed to it. Also they might be able to communicate with their carers more effectively and help them more.

And on the other hand, we've put dogs in a situation where being kept in the house all day and then being taken for maybe 1-2 walks a day is their best case scenario. So maybe it's actually better to teach a dog how to function in human society and give them an option to participate in it. I know that working can help human mental health, maybe it's the same for dogs.

And there's the important point that guide dogs help blind people and people with low-vision. It helps them have their needs and rights respected in a world that doesn't look for them they way it should.

Idk, maybe I'm just saying that we should see guide dogs as workers and not tools. And we see animals as objects/tools in general so while we should be changing that thinking maybe we should be focusing on animals that aren't necessary unlike guide dogs.

So yeah I'm not really making a definite statement on this, more trying to start a conversation. Also I'm hoping that my fellow vegans can look at this and figure out how to balance animal rights with human rights because I think that sometimes we ignore the human rights aspect.

So what do you guys think? How do we make things better for guide dogs and their disabled guardians? I'd especially like to hear from people who are vision impaired because they're the most important voices in this.

#human rights #animal rights #vegan for the animals #disability #intersectionality #guide dogs #blind #vision impaired

[redwolfeonmain]

If anyone here is from the UK I encourage you to sign the Open Doors petition the Guide Dogs charity is running.

3 in 4 guide dog owners are illegally refused acces either because of ignorance/unawareness of the law, or because of active discrimination (common excuses include someone not "looking" blind). As someone that's been accepted for a guide dog due to my visual impairment it's important to be aware that being blind isn't a case of switching off the lights, it's a spectrum and people will need guide dogs for different reasons.

Many guide dog owners talk about how upsetting and confidence destroying it is to be turned away because they have a guide dog.

Please sign the petition. There's only like 300 more signatures needed at the time of writing

https://e-activist.com/page/109101/petition/1?locale=en-GB

#guide dogs #guide dog

[charlie-and-mushrooms]

Does anyone on here train service dogs? Cause that's a job I've been considering as a career. But thing is, I also want to be a highschool art teacher. I was wondering if maybe I'd be able to do both with the service dog training on the side, or if that'd be too much work. There's not much info on service dog training and it's annoying

#service dog #if you can help #thank you so much #disability #service dog training #service dog trainer #dog trainer #dog training #disability service dog #guide dog #guide dogs #guide dog trainer #guide dog training #dogs #dog obedience #obedience training

[thepastisalreadywritten]

24 April 2024

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#International Guide Dog Day #International Guide Dog Day 2024 #International Federation of Guide Dog Associations #guide dogs #guide dog services #dogs #service animals #legally blind adults #visually impaired #guide dog training #canine companions #24 April 2024

[blindbeta]

What mobility aids might a multiply disabled blind person use if they had a need for a stabilizing cane?

Thank you so much for running this blog!!

Mobility Aids For Multiply Disabled People

A few ideas include: sighted guide, a guide animal, or a white cane.

Sighted guide would require a person who was available to help when someone decided to travel. It usually comes with the bonus of having things described as they walk.

A guide animal would require some white cane skills to obtain. I believe it is 6 months of cane use and O&M instruction. Some animals can also be trained to offer some stabilization, although I don’t know if mobility assistance dogs can also be guide dogs. Read about mobility assistance dogs here. The link also says that an assistance dog can be used with a walking cane. I assume an assistance dog could also be used with a white cane. So the person has the choice of which service they would like a dog to perform, depending on their needs, and go from there.

Guide horses can also offer guiding and bracing services. While I am not sure, I remember coming across the idea that this type of combined service is useful for DeafBlind people (written this way for the ease of screen-readers), as some DeafBlind people can have balance difficulties. But what your character chooses will probably depend on how often they need bracing or what other device or devices work best for them.

Guide dogs are trained to walk on the left side. I am not sure if that might be an issue for someone using a stabilizing cane, depending on which side they use it, or if a guide animal could be trained to fit specific requirements for that person.

If you want to learn more about guide dogs, YouTubers Molly Burke and Lucy Edwards both have guide dogs.

A white cane can be used with a stabilizing cane. This page details the differences between canes and how they are not interchangeable.

Depending on the remaining vision someone has, they may be able to use a white cane only at night or when crossing the street, meaning they could put it away the rest of the time. Some people can use a red and white stabilizing cane or a symbol/identification cane that identifies them as having less vision. The red and white stabilizing cane should let others know that person has low vision. The symbol/identification cane serves the same purpose. It’s a short cane not meant to touch the ground.

What you choose as a writer will depend on the character’s level of vision, comfort, and navigation needs, perhaps even time of day or distance someone wants to travel.

If anyone has experience they would like to add, please feel free to share and I’ll copy the message here.

This has been cross-posted on WordPress.

#scheduled post #white canes #guide dogs #sighted guide #assistance dog #bracing and mobility

[kevinkevinson]

I'm running the 2022 London Marathon this October and I need your help to raise £2000 for my chosen charity, Guide Dogs!

Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that has a significant impact on their daily lives. Guide Dogs provides specially trained dogs to blind and partially-sighted adults and children in addition to other services.

A donation will support a fantastic cause and also help me on my journey to run all six Abbott World Marathon Majors.

IN ADDITION: PRINTS & COMMISSIONS ARE AVAILABLE!

DONATE HERE

Then fill out this google form to claim your prints!

For every $15/£11.50 you donate, claim a print. Shipping is FREE and I will ship internationally.

Yes, my print stock is Old, but never fear! I’ll be opening commissions and ask that you make a donation once agreed upon (You can claim it in the google form). $40/£30.70 is the base donation and gets you 1-2 characters with a solid background. Email me at [email protected] to discuss other options.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT! Even if it's just reblogging this post and spreading the word, I love and appreciate you all so much! Thank you <3

#London Marathon Charity #Guide Dogs #Prints and Commissions #kevinkevinson art #fundraising #art stuff #haikyuu!! #voltron #running tag #sketchbook

[iconuk01]

My dad always said you'll never find a happier, better groomed, dog than a guide dog (though I'll add support dogs of any flavour)

#guide dogs #Youtube

[razzek]

I thought of you yesterday! Long story short, I was in the mall and saw some very patient people trying to train puppies to be future guide dogs. Let's just say they were very good doggos but definitely failed the first round of tests XD

Aaaaahhh you saw puppy raiser families in person! They're so cute at that age and I adore puppy raiser families, they make the life I get to live with my very good doggos possible. :)

You're almost the only thing I miss about Twitter. ;_; Everyone go check out Susie's work, it's awesome!

#just blind things #guide dogs

[lauralot89]

#dogs #guide dogs #service dogs #service animals

[allthecanadianpolitics]

"A Calgary cab company has fined and temporarily suspended one of its drivers for refusing to give a ride this week to a blind woman and her guide dog.

Kim Kilpatrick is from Ottawa and just so happens to be in Calgary with her guide dog, Ginger, to perform a show downtown about living with guide dogs.

"It's a really sort of shocking experience," Kilpatrick said. "I don't just have a dog in the car for the heck of it, she's going to get me from the car to my destination."

Kilpatrick said she used an app to book the taxi after her show last Sunday afternoon at Lunchbox Theatre, located at the bottom of the Calgary Tower.

She said when it arrived the driver told her the dog wasn't allowed in the vehicle because he didn't want any dog hair inside.

Kilpatrick said she told him that was illegal and he had to take the service dog.

In response, she said, the driver told her the dog could go in the trunk -- a suggestion she called "appalling."

Kilpatrick eventually cancelled the ride and booked another taxi from the same company without any problems.

Kilpatrick said she later called dispatch to complain and was told to order a pet-friendly taxi next time.

"Like it was my fault," she said."

Full article

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canadian politics #canadian news #canada #canadian #calgary #alberta #ableism #disabled #disability #guide dogs #support animals #ableism tw

[thebeauty-inlife]

Labrador Retrievers are undoubtedly one of the most amazing dog breeds, and when they step into the role of guide dogs, their incredible qualities shine even brighter. These loyal and intelligent canines provide an invaluable service to individuals with visual impairments, making a profound difference in their lives.

First and foremost, Labradors possess an innate calmness and an unrivaled ability to remain composed in a variety of situations. This temperament is a crucial trait for guide dogs, as they must navigate bustling streets, crowded spaces, and various distractions while keeping their human partners safe.

Their keen intelligence is another remarkable feature. Labradors quickly learn and adapt to complex commands, becoming the eyes of their visually impaired companions. Their ability to assess dangers, judge distances, and provide precise guidance is awe-inspiring. They're not just loyal companions; they're vigilant protectors.

The Labrador's gentle and affectionate nature is equally essential. These dogs form strong bonds with their human partners, providing not just physical guidance but emotional support as well. Their reassuring presence fosters confidence and independence in those they assist.

Labrador guide dogs undergo rigorous training to refine their skills, but their innate desire to serve and their unwavering loyalty make them exceptional at their job. They bring freedom and mobility to individuals who might otherwise struggle with daily tasks most take for granted.

In essence, Labrador guide dogs are the embodiment of devotion and capability. Their work is a testament to the incredible bond between humans and dogs, and their impact on the lives of the visually impaired is immeasurable. They are not just amazing Labradors; they are life-changing heroes.

#guide dogs #labrador #best friends

[larkin77]

Ohio service dog awareness week

#pepsi #guide dogs #service dog #Youtube

[yestolerancepro]

So sad the man will have been heart broken to see it with another owner he should have been allowed to say goodbye to the dog

#Liverpool Echo Newspaper #guide dogs #visually impaired