Month: March 2014

Updated 10.20.14 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires hospitals and first responders to modify their practices as necessary to ensure that service dog users are provided with the same assistance as their peers. EMS providers must be prepared to safely transport service dogs alongside their handlers. The ADA defines a service animal as any… Continue reading EMS and Service Dogs

“Is that a Rottweiler?” Black and tan coloring in Labrador Retrievers is due to a recessive gene that each parent must contribute. When both parents have contributed the gene, the pup has lighter tan colored fur above the eyes, around the muzzle, on the chest and legs. Another gene found in Labradors causes tan speckling… Continue reading Black and Tan Labrador Retrievers

Dear Guiding Eyes for the Blind: My name is Kerry Corboy, and I am a physician from California. My grandmother (Flora Mann) was blind though I never knew her as she died when I was a toddler.  I have a few friends who are blind or visually impaired and I am disabled myself due to… Continue reading Letter from a Grateful Grandson

by Guiding Eyes graduate Paul Ellner While flying Search and Rescue missions for the Civil Air Patrol, my landings began to get bumpier, and I was diagnosed with AMD. Age-related Macular Degeneration is a progressive retinal disease that causes most of the blindness in the U.S. My flying days were over. I poured myself into… Continue reading Bear With Me

by Guiding Eyes graduate Deni Elliott A year after graduating with Guiding Eyes Alberta, I recognize the connection in our guide relationship, but also notice the moments of separation needed for our partnership. The move from unfamiliarity to habit happened gradually. Days became weeks and then months of routine that wove us together: Park, feed,… Continue reading Connection and Separation