Guide Dogs for the Blind Launches Advocacy Month in April to Celebrate Progress Made in Disability Rights

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) has designated April as its inaugural Advocacy Month, a time to celebrate progress in disability rights, educate the public, and activate its community. GDB has designed ...
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Justice Department sues Uber for rejecting ride requests from blind passengers with guide dogs

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Uber, alleging the ride-hailing company and its drivers repeatedly discriminated against passengers with disabilities, particularly riders who ...
OPB

Guide Dogs for the Blind plans to expand Oregon campus

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 ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Guide Dogs for the Blind are given unique training at Van Nuys Airport

On Wednesday, Van Nuys Airport welcomed 15 furry first-time travelers aboard. Local puppy raisers from Guide Dogs for the Blind had the opportunity to take their puppies through a simulated travel ...
WBAL-TV

Nonprofit seeks dog lovers to help raise guide dogs for blind

ALL RIGHT. GO GET IT. MEET DRIVER AND MACK. THEY ARE ENERGETIC AND LOVABLE. LABS WHO HAVE A BALL DURING THEIR DOWNTIME. BUT THESE DOGS ARE IN TRAINING. VERY EASY TO TRAIN, VERY WILLING TO LEARN. VERY, ...
The Digital Universe

Students train guide dogs for the blind

Most puppies learn tricks like rolling over or shaking, but some dogs are learning skills for a much bigger job. Guide dogs are service animals for those with disabilities, and as such, they must go ...
Capital Gazette

Locals help raise guide dogs for those with vision loss

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 ...
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Puppies train to be Guide Dogs for the Blind at SLO County Airport

San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) was filled with wagging tails and smiles on Saturday as it welcomed a group of about 20 puppies training to be Guide Dogs for the Blind. Throughout the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Guide dogs for the blind hold practice sessions at Van Nuys Airport

A group of 15 puppies from Guide Dogs for the Blind, the largest guide dog school in North America, participated in a training exercise at the Van Nuys Airport on Wednesday. The new dog-focused ...

Blind Influencer Speaks Out After He and Guide Dog Were Denied Service from Uber Twice in One Afternoon

Influencer Paul Castle shared a video in which two separate Uber drivers can be heard denying his ride as a result of his ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Providing ‘Another Set of Eyes’: Guiding Eyes for the Blind Trains Service Dogs, Hosts Pet-a-Puppy Events

Labrador retrievers with wagging tails and bright blue “Future Guide Dog” vests roam campus as Guiding Eyes for the Blind at Cornell raises and trains guide dogs for the visually impaired. Guiding ...