Service Finder: GUIDE DOGS NSW/ACT
Adult/Community Education , DEAKIN, ACT 2600
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Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: ClientServicesACT@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Each O&M program is individually tailored and may include:
– Teaching the person to make the most of their vision
– Training to use all other senses
– Encouragement to move and explore the environment with confidence
– Public transport use
– Orientation to new environments; for example when moving hours
– Safe road crossing strategies
– Low Vision and functional vision assessments
– Minimising falls risks.
Appointments are required for this services, please call 6285 2988.
Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: ClientServicesACT@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: ClientServicesACT@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Our staff can provide advice to organisations about how to make environments safe for people with vision loss so as to minimise the risk of falls or injuries. We also inform the public and businesses as to the rights of access for guide dog users.
Appointments are required for this services, please call 6285 2988.
Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: ClientServicesACT@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Our free orientation and mobility (O&M) services can assist anyone, of any age, with any degree of vision loss who has difficulty moving around due to their impaired vision. O&M instructors provide information, support and education to families, childcare centres, schools and other agencies.
They work with people who have a variety of individual and complex needs. Instructors travel to the client, meaning that the training is provided where it is most needed, in the home, in the local community, at school or at work.
Appointments are required for this services, please call 6285 2988.
Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: Canberra@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
Fees Apply
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Early childhood interventions - travel time, specialised individual therapy for early childhood.
Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: ClientServicesACT@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Free training is available to individuals and organisations (such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools, community nurses) to increase staff awareness of the capabilities of people with vision loss to move independently through the environment.
Falls prevention is a major theme of these talks, as well as good communication strategies when interacting with people who have limited vision.
Appointments are required for this services, please call 6285 2988.
Address:
Suite 4, Mungga-Iri House, 18 Napier CLOSE, DEAKIN, 2600
Contact:
- Ph: 02 6285 2988
- E: ClientServicesACT@guidedogs.com.au
- W: Visit website www.guidedogs.com.au
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Open now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
For public holiday hours, please contact this service.
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Our children’s vision services are provided in the home, at pre-schools and schools, and within the community. A child is never too young to receive assistance from Guide Dogs.
Specialised children’s programs may include:
- Mobility Day group programs in school holidays;
- Concept development such as height, distance and direction;
- Family weekends.
This enables children to better understand the world in which they live.
Appointments are required for this services, please call 6285 2988.
