Adapting the traditional guide dog model to enable vision-impaired adolescents to thrive

People with vision impairments face physical, psychological and social challenges, potentially preventing them from thriving – defined as growing and flourishing especially in the face of adversity. Guide dogs relieve some of these challenges for vision-impaired adults. However, due to concerns regarding an adolescent’s ability to manage a guide dog, they are typically ineligible as handlers. The purpose of this resea rch was to explore expectations regarding benefits/challenges that adolescents could experience from a guide dog.
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research