We will not rest until blind and partially sighted people can enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else.
The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of people who are blind or partially sighted never leave home alone. Guide Dogs empowers visually impaired people to do that and relies on the support of the public to fund its services.
We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. It costs £5 per day to support each working guide dog partnership. The full lifetime cost of a guide dog from birth to retirement is around £50,000.
We also provide a range of mobility and other rehabilitation services such as white cane training as well as campaigning passionately to break down barriers – both physical and legal – to enable blind and partially sighted people to get around on their own.
Specialties
mobility services ( guide dogs and long cane training) for the visually impaired, mobility services for children and young people, sighted guiding training on how to guide for the blind, educating the public about protecting their eyesight
New hires at The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
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Director Of Marketing
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TreeSaurus, Marketing and CRM Consultant and Partner
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Commercial Projects Manager
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Angus Council, Finance and Operational Systems Manager
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Head of Communications and Campaigns
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Guide Dogs for the Blind, Change Communications Manager
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Activity on LinkedIn
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new Legacy Marketing Executive
Ursula Mann is now Legacy Marketing Executive
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new Head of Resourcing
Jo Sullivan is now Head of Resourcing
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new Mobility Team Manager
Alun Gwernan-Jones is now Mobility Team Manager
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new Engagement Manager
Julie Millar is now Engagement Manager
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new Commercial Projects Manager
Gordon Smith is now Commercial Projects Manager
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new Mobility Team Manager
Kirstie Bower is now Mobility Team Manager
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has a new HR Business Partner
David Gerard is now HR Business Partner, was HR Change Manager at Guide Dogs for the Blind
