When a person is severely visually impaired or blind, there are a few options to allow them to move around safely. The first is, of course, the white cane, which allows them to detect obstacles around them. Another option is a guide dog, a canine companion who safely guides them wherever they need to go.
Guide dogs are essential to their human partners, and we wanted to highlight their important work as part of International Guide Dog Day.
We therefore decided to take advantage of this day to highlight the work accomplished by guide dog programs. Organizations like the Mira Foundation all have one thing in common: visually impaired young people are eligible for one of their guide dogs.
We also had the chance to discuss with the Mira Foundation about their guide dog training program for young people.
About the organization.
The Mira Foundation is the first guide dog school in Canada and the first French-speaking school in North America. One of the unique and wonderful aspects of the Mira Foundation is its guide dog training program for young people. Mira is the first organization of its kind in the world to provide guide dogs to young people under 15 years old. At Mira, young people become eligible for a guide dog from the age of 11.
