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We’re encouraging children to read to dogs this summer to boost their reading confidence after research found 65% of children reported they felt shy reading in front of their peers.

The Guide Dogs Gaming Team caught up with Aiden, also known as LockeHearted on Twitch, to find out more about his experiences of the gaming world and how he adapts gameplay to work for him and his vision impairment.

Matter is a type of 'language' which allows different smart home products to talk to each other. Even if all your devices come from different brands, if they're compliant with Matter you can seamlessly connect and use them together. Find out how it will make it easier for people with a vision impairment to choose accessible smart home products that can all be connected via one system.

A working group of charities and people with sight loss have launched the Tech Selector, a web-based tool that will be hosted on the Guide Dogs website. It will enable people to find a list of technology products, apps and software that could be useful for someone with a vision impairment. Read about how the tool works and who it's for in our blog post.

Following new research which found “DINKWADs” - dual income, no kids, with a dog - now make up 15% of dog owners in the UK, Guide Dogs is looking for volunteers to help raise future guide dogs and play a vital role in supporting people with sight loss.

“Mike would be so thrilled with the thought of naming a dog in his memory. Mike absolutely loved each trainee dog and was so proud when they qualified."

This Father's Day, we're celebrating guide dog dad Pierre 'the Heir', age four, who has fathered 13 litters and 99 puppies since entering our breeding programme at the end of 2021.

Our volunteers are a vital part of what we do, and what better time to celebrate that than during Volunteers’ Week. Volunteer Tracy has been an active part of the Guide Dogs family since 2018, when she decided to get involved after the sudden passing of her husband. Recently, Tracy and her daughter Jess decided to take on a voyage that would link these aspects of her life together.