When you are with a person who is blind or vision impaired.......

 

When you are with a person who is blind or vision impaired.......

 

Please Don't


Distract, feed or pat a working Seeing Eye Dog.

Be afraid to offer assistance to people who are blind or tell them about something needing attention.

Be afraid to use the words "blind' or 'see' with a person who is blind.

Don't hold back on visual descriptions - it's valued.

 



When you are with a person who is blind or vision impaired.......

Please do


Speak directly to the person.  Imagine if you were blind and people only spoke to your Seeing Eye Dog and ignored you!

Remember that Seeing Eye Dogs are legally allowed access to all public places, shops, restaurants, hotels, taxis and public transport.

When showing persons who are blind to a chair, place his/her hand on the back of the chair.

Leave all doors fully open or closed, never ajar.