- Charities announce Year of the Assistance Dog 20 Sep 2007
Five charities have announced plans to designate 2008 Year of the Assistance Dog, campaigning for the rights of guide dog and other assistance dog users. - Heroic Roz crowned Guide Dog of the Year 2007 07 Sep 2007
Heroic Roz, a three-year-old guide dog who miraculously survived a vicious and savage attack by a large dog whilst out working with her visually-impaired owner Gary Wickett, from Birmingham, has been crowned Overall Champion Guide Dog of the Year 2007. - Hotels, restaurants and taxis encouraged to welcome guide dog owners 21 Aug 2007
Hoteliers, restaurant owners and drivers of taxis and minicabs are being encouraged to welcome guide dog owners and adapt their services for blind and partially-sighted people, as advised in new information leaflets published by Guide Dogs. - Guide Dog of the Year is a huge success! 03 Aug 2007
Guide Dogs’ search for the Guide Dog of the Year 2007 has been huge success, with BBC Breakfast covering all the action and latest updates. - Glasgow Airport offers travel first for guide dogs 26 Jul 2007
Glasgow Airport is to allow guide dogs the right to fly with their owners, in a move that promises to transform air travel for visually impaired travellers. - ‘The skies are open’ for blind and partially sighted people - new aviation laws 24 Jul 2007
The ‘skies are open’ for blind and partially sighted people as European Union legislation makes it illegal for airlines, travel agents or tour operators to refuse a booking on grounds of disability, from Thursday, 26 July. - Guide Dogs launches on-line citizenship teaching resource 23 Mar 2007
Guide Dogs has launched its Citizenship Packs – on-line education resources for teachers in nurseries, primary and secondary schools - Guide Dogs launches on-line teacher resource 02 Mar 2007
Guide Dogs has launched its Citizenship Packs; on-line education resources for teachers in nurseries, primary and secondary schools - and those schools teaching the Scottish curriculum at secondary level. - It’s puppy love for McFly! 01 Mar 2007
Danny, Dougie, Tom and Harry are very cute and cuddly – and all the girls love them. But these four handsome youngsters aren’t the familiar stars from the hugely successful British band McFly. Instead, they’re from a litter of guide dog puppies that have just met their famous namesakes for the first time. - Major consultation launched into the future of rehabilitation services. 31 Jan 2007
A major consultation into the future role of rehabilitation services for visually impaired adults has been launched
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