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We’ve got a fantastic range of jobs - over 400 roles - at Guide Dogs. So this week, we’re asking the Workshop team all about their role and how they can help people with sight loss.

Birmingham school children decided to raise enough money to name two guide dog puppies in memory of their classmates via Guide Dogs Name a Puppy scheme.

One of my best friends once said to me that “there is no point getting old if you don’t get clever”, and she was right. But I think what she was really trying to say was, as you get older and things become difficult to do, you find other solutions or coping strategies. Here are my tips for somebody who may have had a recent diagnosis of a visual impairment, and some easy strategies and suggestions to deal with everyday barriers. Most of these strategies involve technology, but of course, some are just simple tips.

Guide Dogs hosted an event in Parliament where MPs heard about the discrimination guide dog owners face when they are turned away from a business or service because they are with their guide dog.

We’ve got a fantastic range of jobs - over 400 roles - at Guide Dogs. So this week, we’re asking Lucy Richardson, Breeding Dog Wellbeing Technician, all about her exciting role and how she can help people with sight loss.

Helping us support people with sight loss comes in many shapes and sizes at Guide Dogs.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (18 May 2023) launched in 2012 to shine a spotlight on digital accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. The GAAD Foundation was formed in 2021, celebrating a decade of GAAD. Their mission is to ensure everyone has the same access to and experience of web-based services, content, and other digital products.

The International Guide Dog Federation (IDGF) comprises of 95 organisations from all around the globe, all working to uphold standards of excellence in the breeding, raising, training and partnering of guide dogs. The IGDF’s biennial conference gives different guide dog schools the chance to come together in one place for a week of communication and collaboration. This year, I and other members of Guide Dogs staff were able to join our international colleagues in Vancouver, Canada.