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Opinion: You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines ...
Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization and the largest guide dog school in North America. Gracee Purcell, a BYU student, has been a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind for the ...
And, you could get another puppy …. There have been four more dogs that our family has trained and helped graduate since then. All have been a joyful and expansive learning and life experience because ...
The Everesting Challenge is the perfect endeavor for individuals who aren't looking for a full-blown mountaineering experience. However, don't be fooled—it take ...
Nano is a blind 10-month-old pup that has bonded with 6-year-old Maggie. Maggie helps Nano navigate the world.
Last weekend, nearly 260 future guide dogs and 300 volunteers paid a visit to Terminal C in Newark Airport as part of an ...
Would it surprise you that just one in three people with low vision or blindness feel confident heading out and about, ...
The charity is struggling to keep up with demand and the rising cost of getting a dog from the breeding stage through to retirement. Blind Low Vision NZ (BLVNZ), which runs Guide Dogs NZ ...
UNIVERSITY experts have invented a robot guide dog to help people with sight loss navigate their way around Scottish streets. While Dr Ahmad is at pains to point out that his digital dog will ...
AFTER reading the letter from David C. E. Tneh, “Let trained dogs guide the blind freely” (The Star, Oct 3), I am compelled to revisit the subject of trained guide dogs leading the blind.
making them great animals for guide dogs for the blind and as search-and-rescue team members. Golden retrievers weigh between 55 and 75 pounds, depending on their sex, and stand up to 24 inches tall.
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (WNCN) — Two blind teens recently had their lives changed forever in Southern Pines when they were each given a seeing-eye dog. The two guide dog recipients, 13-year-old Eli ...