Warning: this post is not full of the sunshine and rainbows you may be used to on Safe Space. That being said, it is not meant to depress, or weigh down, or upset anyone into feelings of woe. It is merely a reality check, an […]
A few weeks ago, a woman named Jasmine Chen wrote a sensational post about spilling her drink in a restaurant and instantly overhearing murmurs about how she was blind. The strangers around her automatically assumed she had spilled her drink because she couldn’t see it […]
Many people labor under the assumption that guide dogs do all the work, make all the decisions, and generally act as a GPS that takes their person wherever they need to go. Friends, guide dogs are brilliant, but they are not omniscient. A guide dog […]
“I know I shouldn’t pet her, but she looked so cute I couldn’t resist.” “He looks just like my dog who passed away last year. I’m sorry I probably shouldn’t be petting him, right?” No friend, you definitely should not. Guide dogs have important jobs […]