Guide Dogs Queensland

About Guide Dogs Queensland

Guide Dogs Queensland provides independence, freedom and mobility. Our Mission: Through partnership with our stakeholders, Guide Dogs Queensland will provide services which reduce the disadvantage of vision impairment. Our services will assist our clients to achieve their optimal level of mobility. Our values: Guide Dogs Queensland values the individual, believes in equal rights of all to realise their potential and encourages each. Believes in countering vision impairment by appropriate practical action, person to person. Values and respects cultural diversity. Wishes to be accountable, responsible and transparent at all levels. Values the mutual respect among all involved. Respects the dignity and privacy of all. Welcomes technological advances in overcoming the problems of blindness. Challenges discrimination and prejudice and supports equal opportunity and social justice. We provide our services, including Guide Dogs, for free to those we help. We are best known for our icon – the Guide Dog, however, this service is just a small part of what we do. Our services include: Guide Dog training and placement; White Cane training; Electronic Travel Aid training; Community and professional education workshops; Special mobility programs for children; and Counselling by our own staff psychologists. Services are delivered in the community and through residential programs during which clients learn new skills and live on-site in our Client Residence.