After suffering a seizure when she was born, Ronnie has Optic Nerve Hyoplasia, Myopia, Astigmatism, Nystagmus, and Left Divergent Squint, leaving her with no sight in her left eye and 10% vision in her right eye.
Now 10-years old, like all other kids her age Ronnie has great aspirations for the future and wants to be a makeup artist.
New Guide Dogs Dads' Group has launched to provide information, advice and peer-to-peer support to dads with a child affected by sight loss. This pilot scheme is funded thanks to the support of National Lottery players.
This week, various media outlets highlighted the story of the Morgan family from Stafford, who are making volunteering for Guide Dogs a family affair! Three generations – grandmother, mother and daughter – help the charity to care for and train guide dog puppies to help the pups go on the change the life of someone with sight loss.
Guide Dogs has commissioned research and created matchmaking profiles to highlight our Puppy Raiser programme, where dog lovers can provide a loving home to a puppy for 12-16 months.
We shine a light on some of the amazing Guide Dogs' volunteers who have received awards over Volunteers' Week and The Queen's Jubilee.
Working at Guide Dogs isn’t your everyday office job. This is heads, hearts and hands-on stuff. Each month our Spotlight series shines a light on one of our many life-affirming roles.
“Families don’t want sympathy; they want to feel as if the person they’re talking to has a real understanding of what they’re going through.”
This month, family support officer Abigail Strong shares how it feels to help parents receiving a first diagnosis of their child or teen’s vision impairment, and why she loves helping families to navigate the world of vision impairments.
Will you join us in celebrating Volunteers' Week?
Service user Dave Kent says he was left feeling “publicly humiliated” after a recent access refusal in a Marks and Spencer shop.
