Voices of the Leader Dog Community: the LDB Team
For this month’s installment of Voices of the Leader Dog Community, we asked our staff to submit a wish for the coming year. We are starting with a wish that is short and heartfelt. Kathy Gilchrist, Lions relations specialist “What ...
Continue Reading This Article Voice of the Leader Dog Community: Cerr
Hello Everyone! My name is Cerr and I am from Colorado. I am a law student at the University of Denver, where I hope to become a disability rights lawyer. I graduated from Leader Dog with my guide Iris in ...
Continue Reading This Article Webinar: Current and Future Programs for 2021
In the seventh installment of our webinar series, team members give a quick review of our current services and talk about new virtual programming coming in 2021. Find out more about: T.O.M Talks (Technology, Orientation & Mobility) for people ages ...
Continue Reading This Article A Life on Hold
By Client Audrey Demmitt This pandemic lifestyle takes me back to another time when I was stuck at home. I used to say that blindness benched me from the game of life. It was as if I was set aside ...
Continue Reading This Article Ask Ashley: Jumping, Crate Training, “Leave It” and More
By Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Ashley Nunnelly Ashley here! Thank you all for the fantastic feedback from Ask Ashley blog #1! I am loving diving into these questions and problems with you, and if my answer doesn’t give you quite ...
Continue Reading This Article Leader Dog + Good Dog Webinars
Leader Dog and Good Dog partnered for a series of webinars, covering topics like our puppy raising program and what it takes to train a guide dog. You can find the webinars listed below. What it Takes to Train a ...
Continue Reading This Article Voice of the Leader Dog Community: Andrew Stone
The second voice in Voices of the Leader Dog Community is Leader Dog Client Andrew “Andy” Stone. He has an MBA from ITT Technical Institute and works in Supplier Managements – Galleys and Monuments for The Boeing Company. Together with ...
Continue Reading This Article Stories from Guide Dog Mobility Instructors
Introduction by Guide Dog Mobility Instructor Ashley Nunnelly. Hello, readers! Today I have a different kind of post for you: a collection of special stories. Sometimes being a guide dog mobility instructor (GDMI) is really hard. During class, you work ...
Continue Reading This Article Leader Dog’s Plan for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Leader Dogs for the Blind’s core values include doing what is right and showing respect and compassion to each and every person as the foundation of the organization’s overall mission and service provision. This includes our clients, team members, volunteers, ...
Continue Reading This Article Voice of the Leader Dog Community: Leatrice Fullerton
October 8 was the first day of our Voices of the Leader Dog Community series, where we feature stories and perspectives from LDB community members. Our first voice was Leatrice Fullerton, Leader Dog client and guide dog user. She has ...
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