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Living with low vision
Steve has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare eye condition that can cause tunnel vision and night blindness, and often leads to total vision loss over time.
He lived in increasing isolation as his vision deteriorated, until he hit “crisis point” five years ago and reached out to Guide Dogs for professional support.
“Every day you can’t live like everyone else. You just avoid the things that you can’t do. You cut off a great portion of your life.”
Guide Dog York
When Steve received his Guide Dog York, his life was transformed by a renewed sense of confidence and total independence.
“With a Guide Dog, people notice you and offer to help. People are drawn to you. They want to say hello, they smile, people are positive and happy.
It’s not just the independence and the freedom. The confidence York gives me to get out there and go wherever I want, and the companionship – I wouldn’t swap him for the world.”
How your donation helps people with low vision or blindness
Without your help we won’t be able to support people with low vision or blindness.
Guide Dogs are an important part of what we do and they are life changing companions for people with low vision or blindness like Steve. In addition to this, we offer a number of other services which your donation will help us to provide, which include:
- Mobility training for people with low vision or blindness
- Canes and electronic aids
- Training and care for our Guide Dogs
- Development of high quality low vision aids such as magnifiers and monoculars
We provide these services to people like Steve across NSW and the ACT. Your donation helps to improve the social participation of people with low vision and blindness and allows us to provide the tools and training they need to live an independent life.
Make your tax-deductible donation before End of Financial Year
It takes over two years and at a cost of $50,000 to breed, raise and train each of our amazing Guide Dog Graduates.
When you make a tax-deductible donation to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT by the end of this financial year (EOFY), you can help us match new Guide Dog Graduates with people like Steve to assist with their mobility and independence.
Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible but you must make your donation by June 30 to receive your tax benefit this financial year.
Other ways to donate
Phone:
1800 436 364
between 9 am and 5 pm weekdays
Post, fax or email:
Download the one-off donation form
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
ABN 52 000 399 744
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