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The effective use of guide dogs requires active participation and coordination between both members of the team: that is the owner who is being guided and the guide dog trained to help them. Guide dogs for the blind essentially serve as half of the mobility persona of the owner that they are guiding. The other half, the guide dog owner, still does the directing and gives the go signal Guide Dogs Services.
Many people believe that being blind means not being able to see at all, but most of the blind and legally blind have just lost the capability to perceive images visually. In fact, the medical definition of a visually impaired person is that he or she has less than the defined normal vision which is 20/20. Most are partially sighted which means they still see something although it may not be crisp and clear or well-defined, or it may be extremely limited. Because their vision is reduced, a lot of people consider them to be handicapped, although this is not necessarily the case. And many blind and low-vision people do not consider themselves to be handicapped or disabled at all, as everyone in the world has challenges to overcome in their lives Services for the Blind.
Like all dogs, guide dogs are color-blind. This creates a question in many people's minds about how the dog knows when to cross the street if they can't see the color of the traffic signal. It is a misperception that the guide dog is the one to decide when to cross. Actually a dog does not have the skills to analyze traffic patterns and judge safety. In reality, it is the handler who is listening to the traffic and other people around so he/she can give the command to tell the dog when to move forward. It is the dogs' role as guide to determine any obvious danger they might encounter. If there are vehicles approaching or other dangers present
Guide dogs help people who need the vital assistance that they provide, while other assistance dogs are trained to follow orders regardless of the degree of need. There are other kinds of assistance dogs besides guide dogs for the blind, for example service dogs, therapy dogs and the hearing dogs or signal dogs as people call them. They help those people with emotional or mental health issues, or those with varying degrees of hearing loss, from low or moderate loss to those who are completely deaf.
In Israel:Noach Braun, Founder/DirectorIsrael Guide Dog Center for the BlindBeit Oved 76800
Tel: 08-940 8213Fax: 08-940 8220Email: [email protected]
In the U.S.:Michael J. Leventhal, Executive DirectorIsrael Guide Dog Center for the Blind968 Easton Rd. - Suite HWarrington, PA 18976
Tel: 215-343-9100 Email: [email protected]
In the U.K.:Jess Green, Project CoordinatorBritish Friends of the IGDCBPO Box 756Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 4NR, England
Tel: 44-(0)-208-386-5088 Email: [email protected]
In Canada:Sara Gabriel, DirectorCanadian Friends of the IGDCB607-7601 Bathurst StreetThornhill, ON L4J 4H5, Canada
Tel: 416-577-3600Fax: 905-597-8778Email: [email protected]
More information…www.israelguidedog.org