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Two-thirds of white cane users with vision impairment are grabbed by the public. In the lead up to International White Cane Day on Monday 15 October, Guide Dogs SA/NT would like to remind the community what they can do to lend a helping hand: ‘Just ask first’.
SA dog owners among the worst for not walking their dogs enough, according to new research from Guide Dogs Australia. Luckily, PAWGUST is the PAWfect excuse to change that!
Guide Dogs Australia has today been announced as Australia’s Most Trusted Charity Brand, maintaining our hold on the title for a sixth consecutive year! We received this honour as part of the annual Reader’s Digest’s Trusted Brands survey, which added us to their charity category in 2013.
As a Guide Dog or Autism Assistance Dog handler or Puppy Raiser, have you experienced service that goes above and beyond? Say thanks by nominating your favourite business or service for the Friends of Guide Dogs Awards!
Hear the future and prepare for it – it’s World Hearing Day!
Did you know that people with profound hearing loss can’t hear a household smoke alarm?
At Guide Dogs SA/NT we are much #morethandogs and have a range of services and equipment for people to maximise their available hearing, including special smoke alarms.
Did you know that one in six Australians is deaf, hearing impaired or has an ear disorder?
During National Hearing Awareness Week, Guide Dogs SA/NT urges you to protect your hearing.
Some of the early warning signs are: you can hear but not understand; you find it hard to hear in noisy situations or groups of people; you think people mumble; you need turn the TV up louder than others or, you don't always hear the doorbell or the phone.
Happy Chinese New Year! It's the Year of the Dog and our puppies think that's pretty pawsome. Dog are loyal and honest, amiable and kind, cautious and prudent. Due to having a strong sense of loyalty and sincerity, dogs will do everything for the person they think is most important. Reckon that sounds like a Guide Dog.
When you choose to insure your pet with Guide Dogs Pet Insurance, you play a vital role in ensuring the ongoing breeding, training and placement of much needed Guide Dogs for Australians who have experienced vision loss.
Proceeds from every Guide Dogs Pet Insurance policy contribute to our funding.
The South Australian Electoral Commission is gearing up for the State Election and is implementing several initiatives to ensure greater accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision.
The SA Electoral Commissioner Mick Sherry said these services include print alternatives, electronic magnifiers, audio letters, large print letters and braille.
Congratulations to Chelsea Bartlett who is the City of Adelaide’s Young Citizen of the Year for 2018.
Chelsea, who has low vision, has travelled into Guide Dogs SA/NT once a week for almost two years to volunteer and help the organisation in its mission to enhance the quality of life of people living with disability.
The award was presented today by the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Martin Haese at a ceremony at the Adelaide Town Hall, where the Citizen of the Year and the Community Event of the Year were also announced.
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