guide dog user
Canine-aided traveler
A guide dog user is a blind or visually impaired person who navigates with the assistance of a trained guide dog.
The term emphasizes the partnership between handler and animal: Guide dog users have legal access to restaurants and other public spaces.
Sometimes called a guide dog handler.
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- handlerOne who manages something
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
- white caneNavigation aid for blindness
puppy raiser · assistance dog · Labrador · golden retriever · mobility · cane · crossing · curb · curb cut · obstacle · trust · partnership · working dog · trained · independence · navigate · sidewalk · traffic
- Visually Impairedblind person, legally blind, low vision, partially sighted, Helen Keller
- disabled peopleamputee, paraplegic, quadriplegic, blind person, deaf person
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment