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Today marks the first day of Blindness Awareness Month!

Nearly 98 years ago, Seeing Eye co-founder Dorothy Harrison Eustis published an article in the Saturday Evening Post about a dog training program she had visited in Potsdam, Germany, where dogs were being trained to guide blinded veterans of World War I.

After the article was published, she received numerous letters from people who were blind, asking for guide dogs. A letter from a 19-year-old college student and traveling salesman named Morris Frank stood out.

Frank wrote, “Is what you say really true? If so, I want one of those dogs! And I am not alone. Thousands of blind like me abhor being dependent on others. Help me and I will help them. Train me and I will bring back my dog and show people here how a blind man can absolutely be on his own.”

Together, the pair founded The Seeing Eye in 1929 after Morris Frank was matched with the first Seeing Eye dog, a German shepherd named Buddy. Their legacy lives on today, with over 18,500 partnerships created between people who are blind and Seeing Eye dogs.

PD: A black and white historical image of Seeing Eye co-founder Morris Frank walking with Buddy, his German shepherd Seeing Eye dog, along West Street in New York City in 1928.

18/09/2025

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28/04/2025

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This Day In History April 25 1928 Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for a US citizen Morris Frank

Morris Frank became the first American to benefit from the help of a Seeing Eye dog. Frank lost the use of one eye in a childhood accident and the other in a boxing match as a teen and before his soon to be companion Buddy came into his life, Frank received assistance from a human guide.

Morris Frank was a blind man from Nashville. His father read him an article by Dorothy Eustis, a woman living in Switzerland who had seen shepherds training dogs to lead blind people get around. Excited by the idea, Frank wrote a letter to Eustis and received a response letter 30 days later inviting him to come see for himself. Frank then took a ship to Europe and trained extensively with a dog that had been bred specifically to lead a blind person. The training was hard, but after weeks with the dog, Frank could get around the nearby Swiss village holding tightly to a harness to which Buddy was strapped.

Morris Frank returned to America. From the day he got off the ship, he was successful. At one point, in front of a group of dumbfounded reporters, Buddy led Frank safely across a busy New York street. “I shall never forget the next three minutes, Ten-ton trucks rocketing past, cabs blowing their horns in our ears, drivers shouting at us . . . When we finally got to the other side and I realized what a really magnificent job she had done” Frank later wrote.

When Frank returned to Nashville, people were amazed at the sight of the blind man and his dog successfully navigating busy sidewalks and couldn’t believe that it was the same blind boy they had so recently taken pity on. What amazed people the most was that Buddy had an ability best known as “intelligent disobedience,” which meant that he would obey Morris except when executing that command would result in harm to his master. If there was a low hanging branch ahead on the sidewalk, for instance, Buddy knew how to navigate around it to the point where Morris wouldn’t hurt his head on it.

About this time, Frank, Eustis and several others cofounded The Seeing Eye, an institution set up to train guide dogs and their blind masters. Today, the organization reports that it has, in its 80 year history, trained 14,000 dogs. Buddy is considered the first. In 1978, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the school, the U.S. issued a commemorative stamp in honor of The Seeing Eye.
Frank worked with Buddy until her death on May 23, 1938; he named her replacement Buddy, as he would all his subsequent guide dogs.

18/04/2025

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Have you seen NaviLens GO labels on Kellogg’s products?

Kellogg was one of the first major brands to add these smart, accessible QR-style codes to their packaging—making it easier for blind and visually impaired shoppers to identify products independently.

With the free NaviLens or NaviLens GO app, you can scan the colorful square from several feet away without needing to focus your camera. The app then reads aloud the product name, nutrition info, ingredients, and even preparation instructions.

Look for NaviLens GO codes on popular Kellogg brands like Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, and Special K next time you’re at the store!

17/03/2025

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17/03/2025

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