Tag: covid-19
Starting to open back up.
![Fauna the black lab guide dog wears a n-95 face mask.](https://i0.wp.com/www.blindtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Fauana-MAsk.jpg?resize=1200%2C400&ssl=1)
This has been a trying couple of months for the travel industry. I had three trips cancelled due to the pandemic, I currently have more travel booked and I fear that it will also be cancelled. I am a mature adult and realize that this shutdown is not all aboutRead More …
Accessibility for the visually impaired amid Covid-19
![A silhouette image of a lab guide dog in harness.](https://i0.wp.com/www.blindtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/final-dog-for-Blind-Travels.png?resize=500%2C400&ssl=1)
My guide Dog Fauna and I ventured a trip to the store yesterday to pick up some much needed provisions (cookies for my son and oranges for me). We had only been in the store for a few minutes before some person was yelling at me for going the wrongRead More …
Guide Dogs and social distancing
![Blind Travels dog logo](https://i0.wp.com/www.blindtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/logoBT.png?resize=512%2C400&ssl=1)
Guide dogs are trained to be working dogs, not pets. These dogs are ready to go until they retire. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused everyone to change their daily routine, people are staying home and guides are not working nearly as much as they used to. My guide Fauna isRead More …
Ideas to stay busy during the COVID-19 outbreak
![Fauna the black lab guide dog sitting on a wooden floor wearing a sparkly green saint paddies day hat.](https://i0.wp.com/www.blindtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Fauna-Hat.jpg?resize=1200%2C400&ssl=1)
Many of us are sequestered at home (some voluntarily and some not), in an effort to quell the spread of COVID-19 – nearly all of my traveler friends have cancelled their upcoming travel and are hunkered down at home. This is a tempting time to travel with the deep discountsRead More …
Covid-19 and Travel
![Blind travels logo, text with a silhouette of a guide dog in harness.](https://i0.wp.com/www.blindtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Blind-Travels-Compact.jpg?resize=1000%2C350&ssl=1)
As the coronavirus (covid-19) continues to spread around the world, many concerns have arisen about travel, especially with a guide dog. This blog is non-political, so don’t expect me to “bash” the current administration for their effectiveness in dealing with this virus. Instead, I would like to share with myRead More …