Guide Dog, Services for the Blind, Donations to the Blind

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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.
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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.
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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
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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. 
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In Israel Noach Braun, Founder/Director Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind Beit Oved 76800Tel [phone]Fax [phone]Email info_at_igdcb.org   In the U.S. Michael J. Leventhal, Executive Director Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind 968 Easton Rd. - Suite HWarrington, PA 18976Tel [phone] Email info_at_israelguidedog.org  
In the U.K. Jess Green, Project Coordinator British Friends of the IGDCBPO Box 756Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 4NR, EnglandTel 44-(0)-208-386-5088 Email bfigdcb.jessgreen_at_gmail.com In Canada Sara Gabriel, Director Canadian Friends of the IGDCB607-7601 Bathurst StreetThornhill, ON L4J 4H5, CanadaTel 416-577-3600Fax [phone]Email sara.israelguidedog_at_rogers.com
 
More informationwww.israelguidedog.org