Taking the Lead

On this episode with talk with Leader Dog client Jeff Hawkins about his journey with vision loss and representing Leader Dog as a keynote speaker.

On this episode we talk with Sharon the manager of residential and food services at Leader Dogs for the Blind about what clients can expect when they come to stay on the Leader Dog campus. 

On this episode we talk with Leader Dog Client Maria Kristic on issues people who have guide dogs are seeing with ride shares and accessibility. 

On this episode we talk with Ophthalmologist Dr. Matt Trese about what happens when someone is diagnosed legally blind. He also shares technology advances in the blindness and low vision field. 

Welcome back to season 5! On our first episode we talk with Leader Dog client Justin Sutton. Justin shares how his journey to becoming a para-cyclist with his Leader Dog by his side. 

We are taking you back to some of our favorite episodes before season 5 airs. On this episode we talk with client Leatrice Fullerton who is an advocate in the blindness and disability community. She shares her experience with Leader Dog but also being in advocacy and her work with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within many organizations and communities.  

We are taking you back to one of our favorite episodes before airing season 5. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like as a parent whose children are going through vision loss. 

We are taking you back to one of our favorite episodes where host Timothy Cuneio and Leader Dog client Shannon Columb have an honest and open conversation about what it's like losing vision throughout your life. 

We are taking you back to our first episode as we take some time to prepare for season 5. Timothy shares about his experience with hiding blind. 

In this short episode we go over all of the free programs Leader Dogs for the Blind has to offer. 

On this episode we talk about upcoming changes to the podcast. 

We talk with Juanita, a Leader Dog client who discusses how blindness can be perceived differently by people and the frustrations that sometimes comes along with repeatedly having to educate or advocate about blindness. Additionally, she shares her personal journey with the highs and lows of getting a guide dog.

We talk with Kathryn Tuck, the Director of Foundation Giving, on what foundations mean to the Leader Dogs for the Blind mission. 

On this episode we talk with a Leader Dog volunteer who travels all the way from Spain to be an interpreter for our Spanish speaking clients.

On this episode we talk with Leader Dog client Colin Danna, he shares about his journey with blindness and receiving orientation and mobility in his home town.

On this episode we talk with two Leader Dog clients who met at summer camp and ended up getting married. They share their experiences traveling and living together. 

On this episode we talk with Margaret Goebel, a longtime volunteer, about what she loves most about volunteering for Leader Dogs for the Blind.

On this episode we learn about the prison puppy initiative. 

On this episode we talk with Leader Dog client Melody Goodspeed about the baby steps she took in her journey to get to where she is now. 

In this episode we talk with Leader Dog Client Joey Johnson about blogging his 3-week-journey of coming to Leader Dogs for the Blind to receive his first guide dog. 

In this episode we talk with Calvin Van Zytveld about his rapid vision loss and his work now. 

In this episode with talk with Director of Corporate Relations Dave Bann about what corporate partners mean to Leader Dogs for the Blind. 

On this episode with talk with Debbie Komondy who was the second female guide dog mobility instructor at Leader Dogs for the Blind.