24/04/2024
International Guide Dog Day is an opportunity to celebrate the work of guide dogs around the world & raise awareness of the importance of guide dog services to help people who are blind or have low vision live life on their terms.
WHEREVER YOU CAN GO, THEY CAN TOO:
You can find Guide Dogs & their Handlers anywhere…
Up in the mountains. In the local shopping centre.
On a boat. In a café. In a taxi.
Wherever you can go, Guide Dogs can go too.
As long as they’re not being refused.
Even though it’s the law to let Guide Dogs travel, society often gets in their way. In fact – almost every second journey for Guide Dog Handlers results in a refusal from a taxi or rideshare. And if they can’t get a ride, they can’t get to where they need to go.
It’s time we paid more attention to the access rights of people with low vision or blindness to allow them and their Guide Dogs to keep travelling.
LEARN THE LAW:
Guide Dogs working with their Handlers have a legal right to access to any event, business, or public premises, and in Public Transport or rideshare vehicles at all times.
A person with low vision or blindness who is accompanied by a Guide Dog is permitted to:
Travel on any form of public transport, including taxis, buses, planes, rideshare vehicles, trams and trains
Enter any public place
Enter healthcare or medical suites
Visit any theatre
Eat in any restaurant
Shop in any store (including supermarkets and food stores.
For more information, visit the Guide Dogs Australia Website on: https://guidedogs.com.au/international-guide-dog-day-2024/
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