CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — For many people, dogs aren't just best friends—they are a lifeline, helping those who are blind or visually impaired navigate the world. September is National Guide Dog Month ...
Guide-dog users and trainers can provide insight into features that make robotic helpers useful in the real world. What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers behind an ...
People with visual disabilities who rely on guide dogs are facing a troubling trend of increasing discrimination, according to advocates like The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit that has trained guide dogs ...
Long Island Giving Help Together For Charity is my column where I shine a light on a different Long Island-based charity each month. For this column, I focus on the Guide Dog Foundation. The Guide Dog ...
Floppy ears, big eyes, tender paws and earnest faces—puppies evoke an instant cuddle response in humans. But they can also change lives. That's the case for Katie McCoy, 33. Born with a genetic eye ...
Chris Bohmer is raising Oasis, a black lab puppy. He’s the 14th guide dog since 2008 she’s helped train for the organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Bohmer, 70, found out about Guiding Eyes — a ...
Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines, a nonprofit known for transforming lives through its expertly trained service dogs, will open its doors to the public on Saturday, June 7, 2025, for its ...
As someone born completely blind, I was often told I'd never get to travel the world. Getting my guide dog changed that, and in three years, we've been to over a dozen countries. I feel fortunate, but ...
Almost 900 people who urgently need a guide dog face an anxious wait due to a lack of volunteers to raise them as pups. The charity Guide Dogs is making an urgent plea for dog lovers to come forward ...
A few months ago, Kate Higgins ordered an Uber to get home from a dentist appointment in Watertown. “I got a message from the driver saying, ‘I'm not going to cancel, but I'm not going to pick you up, ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A non-profit organization that trains puppies to help those who are blind or visually impaired says it is seeing a significant shortage in volunteers. It’s one reason a ...