Sentences with phrase «many guide dog»

Researchers are working on a gadget that can help guide your dog in situations when usual commands can't be heard.

The fusion of regional preferences and global audience does have some surprising results: not only does Etihad admit guide dogs in the cabin, customers of the airline's Diamond class are permitted to fly with up to two falcons.

MaRS will permit any person with a disability who is accompanied by a guide dog or other service animal to enter MaRS premises (those areas open to the public) with the service animal and keep the animal with him / her.

Apple has proposed a set of accessibility emojis, including a guide dog and an ear with a hearing aid.

Bertolini, who still owns a home in West Hartford, is also a «volunteer puppy raiser» for Fidelco, the Bloomfield organization that provides guide dogs to the blind.

It was once unheard of for a blind woman with a guide dog to be refused a bus ride — this is not uncommon now, we have the beginning of Sharia in the UK, we have men with more than one legal wife in the UK, we have first cousin marriages causing terrible illnesses and so on.

I have been researching how to make an apple pupcake recipe healthy for my guide dog's birthday, and I haven't been able to convert the ingredients to accommodate coconut flour.

Last month, he sold two 12 - ounce bottles of Hair of the Dog Dave, which consistently makes lists of the most coveted beers in the world, for $ 4,525.56 at a silent auction to benefit Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Ed Hochuli was standing on a corner in downtown Phoenix one day when he saw a guide dog lead a blind man across the street.

Add all that up and if you still don't see his sacking coming, well you need a guide dog!

MMU Sport has teamed up with the Guide Dog Association so that you can literally cuddle your stress away.

With all sorts on offer from cuddling guide dogs to getting active, MMU Sport can help you unwind.

to say the route cause is Wenger is hillarius, that accusation is so blind that a guide dog is needed!

Going for a nice long walk with my guide dog... or a tandem bike ride with my husband then dressing up for a nice dinner out.

Monitor how the guide dog puppies in training are doing by visiting www.andrexpuppypoints.co.uk or on facebook.

Nor is it a sort of special case situation in which David Blunkett, say, should have been allowed to flip his guide dog or Diane Abbott to be reimbursed for hair relaxer and / or skin bleaching compounds.

David Blunkett suffered a broken rib while walking with his guide dog, Sadie, on his 62nd birthday in Derbyshire's Peak District when he was charged by a cow.www.timesonline.co.uk 08/06/2009

A Commons spokeswoman said only guide dogs and sniffer dogs were allowed in Parliament - anyone bringing in another animal is «gently reminded of this policy and asked not to do it again».

(32) It follows that the post office must let the guide dogs of the congenitally blind guide their owners through the building, but it can with justice turn away the guide dogs of faulty drivers who lost their sight in a car accident.

*** I would like to say a big thank you to former Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik for assisting my local fundraising branch of Guide Dogs to raise # 1,800 this Tuesday gone at our second annual curry night.

The Guide Dogs» Transport Policy Officer, John Welsman, responded to the report.

Blunkett's guide dogs — Ruby, Teddy, Offa, Lucy, Sadie and most recently Cosby [68][69][70][71]-- became familiar characters in the House of Commons, usually sleeping at his feet on the floor of the chamber, inspiring occasional comments from Blunkett and his fellow MPs on both sides of the house.

According to information provided by the TSA, officers screened 20 puppies and their trainers from the Finger Lakes Puppy Raising Region of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, as they practiced coming through the checkpoint in an effort to acclimate the future guide dogs with an important piece of the airport experience — the security checkpoint.

Twenty future guide dogs had an opportunity to practice going through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) Monday night (April 16) so that they would be more familiar with the checkpoint screening process when they do need to catch a flight once they are paired with someone who is blind or sight impaired.

The checkpoint orientation session will result in a smoother checkpoint experience when the puppies graduate into certified guide dogs and return to take a flight, according to officials from Guiding Eyes.

Attacks on guide dogs by other dogs have more than doubled, according to a new report from The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

Guide Dogs and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea join forces on Exhibition Road project

Brits have voted Stephen Fry as the celebrity voice they most want to hear bus journey information from, a YouGov study for Guide Dogs has revealed.

Guide Dogs does not receive any government funding and completely relies on public donation to pay for its life transforming work.

Guide Dogs» research found that the lack of information on buses made blind and partially - sighted people dependent on the help of other passengers or the driver, and they often ended up feeling anxious, and vulnerable.

Guide Dogs» Head of Campaigns, David Cowdrey, said: «Everyone who uses a bus is entitled to know where they are along the route, whether it's Stephen Fry or a non-celebrity voice helping them to orientate themselves.»

The guide dog service receives no government funding and relies on the generosity of the public to fund its services, meaning a bit of de-cluttering by everyone can make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially - sighted people.

This was due to the response of the owners of the attacking dog, who in some cases used verbal abuse against blind & partially sighted people, some appeared to be under the influence of drink or drugs and in one case the owner of an aggressive dog laughed at a guide dog owner during an attack on his guide dog.

Guide Dogs has put together tips to help people looking for a treasure trove in their attic; details available on the website: www.guidedogs.org.uk / gettogether

You may have heard that Guide Dogs, along with over 40 other organisations and groups of disabled people are supporting a March, a Lobby of Parliament and a Rally on the 11th May to voice anger and concern at the cuts threatening benefits, services, jobs and rights.

We want guide dogs and other assistance dogs reclassified as working dogs, and their food to be exempt from VAT.

Guide Dogs is campaigning for a change in the law to make audio and visual information - including audible announcements of the next stop and final destination - available on board every bus and scheduled coach service in the UK.

VAT on food for guide dogs cost us # 300,000 per year, money that could be spent on transforming the lives of people living with sight loss.»

Guide Dogs, and other charities that provide assistance dogs which help people with disabilities, do not receive an equivalent tax break.

Guiding light Former home secretary David Blunkett's guide dog Sadie was a much - loved companion until her sad passing last year.

The charity's VAT bill for guide dog food is # 300,000 a year, money that should be spent on transforming the lives of people living with sight loss.

So far three guide dogs have been permanently withdrawn and another two other are currently being assessed to see if they are able to continue working.

Tom Pey, Guide Dogs» director of external affairs, said: «This appraisal acknowledges that there are evidence gaps, yet fails to address them and some of the conclusions drawn are not backed up by the evidence that is reported.

It seems Brits agree with Guide Dogs, with 61 % of those who use buses regularly agreeing that audible announcements on buses would make traveling easier.

Guide Dogs presented the Transport Minister, Norman Baker MP with a large talking birthday card to wish him a very happy birthday for 26 July 2012.

Guide Dogs welcomes the consultation but wants to see microchipping introduced without delay.

Guide Dogs is working towards a society in which blind and partially sighted people enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else.

1) About The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a British charitable organisation founded in 1934.

Guide Dogs for the Blind explore the replacement of DLA with PIP here.

Currently there is no proven effective delineator other than a kerb with regular dropped kerb crossing points and Guide Dogs most recently commissioned research shows that such kerbs need to be at least 60 mm to be effective.»