About: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known colloquially as Guide Dogs, is a British charitable organization founded in 1934. The Association uses guide dogs to help blind and partially blind people. The organization also participates in political activism for the rights of those with vision impairments. The charity's royal patron is the Countess of Wessex, who succeeded Princess Alexandra of Kent as patron in 2021. The charity's filed accounts for the year ending December 2019 show income for the year of £122.2 million.

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  • The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known colloquially as Guide Dogs, is a British charitable organization founded in 1934. The Association uses guide dogs to help blind and partially blind people. The organization also participates in political activism for the rights of those with vision impairments. The charity's royal patron is the Countess of Wessex, who succeeded Princess Alexandra of Kent as patron in 2021. The head office is near Reading in Berkshire. The charity has eight regional centres in Belfast, Cardiff, Forfar, Leeds, Atherton, Leamington Spa, Redbridge and Bristol. The regional centres in Forfar, Atherton, Leamington and Redbridge are also guide dog training schools. There are a further 14 community teams in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Hull, Liverpool, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Welwyn, central London, Maidstone, Reading (based at head office), Southampton and Exeter. There is also a National Breeding Centre just outside Leamington Spa. The charity's filed accounts for the year ending December 2019 show income for the year of £122.2 million. (en)
  • 英國導盲犬協會（英語：The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association）是一家成立於1934年的英國慈善組織，亦是全球最大的導盲犬機構，為英國的視障人士提供導盲犬服務。 該組織共擁有四座導盲犬訓練學校。 (zh)
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  • 英國導盲犬協會（英語：The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association）是一家成立於1934年的英國慈善組織，亦是全球最大的導盲犬機構，為英國的視障人士提供導盲犬服務。 該組織共擁有四座導盲犬訓練學校。 (zh)
  • The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known colloquially as Guide Dogs, is a British charitable organization founded in 1934. The Association uses guide dogs to help blind and partially blind people. The organization also participates in political activism for the rights of those with vision impairments. The charity's royal patron is the Countess of Wessex, who succeeded Princess Alexandra of Kent as patron in 2021. The charity's filed accounts for the year ending December 2019 show income for the year of £122.2 million. (en)
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  • 英國導盲犬協會 (zh)
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