highlighting student and partnership with new guide dog
Meet Graduate Paul Graduate Team: Paul and AbileneAbout the Team: Abilene, a female, yellow Lab; Paul’s 1st guide dogLocation: Bristol, ConnecticutTraining: April 2026 Home Training Paul is a married father and the grandfather of two granddaughters. He spent 18 years working as a carpenter for the Aetna Insurance Company on their expansive Middletown, CT campus… Continue reading Paul and Abilene
Meet Graduate Timothy Graduate Team: Timothy and OmarAbout the Team: Omar, a male black Lab; Tims 1st guide dogLocation: Whitman, MassachusettsTraining: April 2026 On-Campus Timothy is a native of the Boston area and an avid Boston sports fan. Before losing his vision, he trained as an electrician, working on construction projects. Tim lost his vision… Continue reading Timothy and Omar
Meet Graduate Ashley Graduate Team: Ashley & TannerAbout the Team: Tanner, a male black lab; Ashley’s second guide dogLocation: Austin, TexasTraining: April 2026, On-Campus Ashley is a Texas Workforce Development Specialist at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She advocates for and educates low-vision and blind students, helping them develop competitive job skills… Continue reading Ashley and Tanner
Meet Graduate Aziz Graduate Team: Aziz and DundeeAbout the Team: Dundee, a male black Lab; Aziz’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Hickory Hills, IllinoisTraining: April 2026 On-Campus Aziz is a PhD Candidate in Informatics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research is at the intersection of orientation and mobility, artificial intelligence, and privacy. He previously had… Continue reading Aziz and Dundee
Meet Graduate Oleta Graduate Team: Oleta and RobbieAbout the Team: Robbie, a female black lab; Oleta’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Adrian, TexasTraining: April 2026 Home Training Oleta lives in a rural West Texas town of fewer than 150 residents, just south of the Oklahoma Panhandle. It was there that she completed home training with her… Continue reading Oleta and Robbie
Meet Graduate Tracy Graduate Team: Tracy and CamdenAbout the Team: Camden, a male yellow Lab; Tracy’s 6th guide dogLocation: Southold, New YorkTraining: April 2026 Home Training Tracy grew up on the North Fork of eastern Long Island and has called it home for most of her life. She attended the College of New Rochelle, where… Continue reading Tracy and Camden
Meet Graduate Emily Graduate Team: Emily and RosaAbout the Team: Rosa, a female black lab; Emily’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Cutler Bay, FloridaTraining: February 2026 On-Campus Emily is a recent graduate of Florida International University with a degree in Behavioral Neuroscience. She has applied to a master’s program in public health and plans to pursue a… Continue reading Emily and Rosa
Meet Graduate Meagan Graduate Team: Meagan and RhianaAbout the Team Rhiana, a female German Shepherd; Meagan’s 3rd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Albuquerque, New MexicoTraining: April 2026, On Campus Meagan is a DeafBlind mentor and educator who provides support and guidance to interpreters in American Sign Language and DeafBlind-related topics. Meagan received her master’s degree in Adult… Continue reading Meagan and Rhiana
Meet Graduate Benjamin Graduate Team: Benjamin and OwenAbout the Team: Owen, a male black Lab; Ben’s 1st guide dogHometown: Minneapolis, MinnesotaTraining: April 2026, On Campus Ben is from the Twin Cities metro area in Minnesota. In 2019, prior to starting his senior year of high school, he was struck by a motor vehicle while standing… Continue reading Benjamin and Owen
Meet Graduate Damien Graduate Team: Damien and WhimAbout the Team: Whim, a female black Labrador; Damien’s 1st guide dogLocation: Albuquerque, New Mexico Training: April 2026 On-Campus Damien remembers when a friend, Meagan, a Guiding Eyes graduate, encouraged her to apply for a guide dog. Vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa had led her to rely on a… Continue reading Damien and Whim
