A list of notable guide dog schools worldwide.

Guide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles. In the United States, the name "seeing eye dog" is only used in reference to a guide dog from The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey, which has trademarked the term.[1] Guide dog schools are accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation.

Europe

Middle East & Africa

North America

South America

  • Helen Keller Guide Dog School, Balneário Camburiú, Santa Catarina State, Brazil[9]

Asia

Japan

  • Chubu Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
  • Guide Dog and Service Dog and Hearing Dog Association of Japan
  • Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
  • Hyogo Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
  • Japan Guide Dog Association
  • Kansai Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
  • Kyushu Guide Dog Association
  • Nippon Lighthouse Guide Dog Training Centre
  • East Japan Guide Dog Association
  • The Eye Mate, Inc.

South Korea

Taiwan

  • Taiwan Guide Dog Association
  • Huikuang Guide Dog Foundation Taiwan

Singapore

Oceania

New Zealand

Australia

References

  1. "The oldest existing guide dog school in the world | the Seeing Eye, Inc". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. "A Escola" [The School]. Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual [The Beira Aguieira Association for Supporting the Visual Impaired] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. "Escola de Cães Guia" [Guide Dog School]. Município de Mortágua [Municipality of Mortágua] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 World list.
  5. "Σχολή Σκύλων Oδηγών Λάρα".
  6. "Fundación ONCE del Perro-Guía".
  7. "The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation". KNGF. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 USA list.
  9. "Escola de Cães-Guias Helen Keller". Helen Keller - Escola de Cães-Guias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-27.

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