🦮 News from the European Commission.
Assistance dogs are specifically recognised in the updated EU disability strategy to 2030.
Supporting independence, accessibility across Europe
Read more:
https://t.co/vdVQsOYffJ
#Accessibility#DisabilityRights#AssistanceDogs#GuideDogs
“You can’t use the escalator with your dog.”
Fine.
What happens when the lift is broken?
For some guide dog users, that means carrying a 30kg Labrador through a station.
That isn’t accessible transport.
👉 https://t.co/4A8rntN1G9
#GuideDogs#Accessibility#DisabilityRights
Travelling to Europe with a guide dog is still too complicated 🇪🇺🐕🦺
New rules = more permits, more admin, more barriers.
👉 Read why it still doesn’t work:
https://t.co/S6E5HXW2Kb
🐾 Welcome to EGDF!
We’re pleased to welcome Blindenführhundschule Schubert & Wetzel GbR to our network.
Experience, partnership, and independence at the heart of their work.
Stronger together across Europe 💛
https://t.co/bR9aX4uwdj
Interested in joining? Get in touch.
Guide dog users are being asked to pay more, prove more, and risk more — just to travel.
It’s getting harder, not easier. That isn’t fair.
👉 See what’s changing — and why it matters:
https://t.co/bUhWuDzvZO
✈️ Air travel with a guide dog is still a challenge.
But progress is happening.
At Heathrow Airport, Inger stayed with her guide dog through security — exactly as it should be.
👉 https://t.co/ZnD8jZJseg
#GuideDogs#Accessibility
E-scooters and e-bikes left on pavements are forcing blind people into the road.
This isn’t just inconvenient — it’s dangerous.
Public space must be safe for everyone — not just convenient for some.
🔗 https://t.co/1isobOTrpF
#Accessibility#GuideDogs#InclusiveStreets#Blind
A blocked pavement is not a small issue.
Our latest EGDF article explores the everyday barriers guide dog users still face — and why accessible streets matter.
Read more:
https://t.co/lH9bZqWNdS
#Accessibility#GuideDogs#EGDF
Our new website is live.
Learn more about EGDF’s work to improve access, inclusion and understanding for guide and assistance dog users across Europe.
https://t.co/0ZQNC9TDmb
#Accessibility#GuideDogs#EGDF