Changing Lives One Dog At A Time
Partners for Independent Travel
At Smart Service Dog – Dog Guides we are proud to partner with professionals in the field of blindness, including:
- Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Independent Living Skills (ILS) Instructors
- Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TVI)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRC)
- Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (VRT)
- Rehabilitation Techs or Teachers (RT)
- Assistive Technology (AT) Specialists
- Brailleists
- Ophthalmologists
- Optometrists, and more!
Your services are an essential part of preparing individuals who are blind or visually impaired to be successfully partnered with a guide dog. We thank you for serving as our ambassadors, and for providing the critical skills that create the foundation for the enhanced independence, mobility, and inclusion that go along with the guide dog lifestyle.
Is Your Student/Client Ready for a Guide Dog?
Typically, candidates for working with a guide dog must demonstrate the following:
- Safe, independent travel to purposeful destinations
- A genuine need for a guide dog to enhance independent travel
- The desire to have the companionship of a guide dog
- The ability to care for a dog
- A safe and supportive home environment
Check out our resources below to learn more on guide dog readiness, and free SSD programs that could be good options for your students/clients on their journeys to the guide dog lifestyle.