In 2007, Mary Lamb received a diagnosis that left her literally and metaphorically paralysed. In 2024, she conquered the ...

Balance Assistance Dogs are specially trained service dogs that provide stability and support to individuals with mobility ...

A recent study shows that assistance dogs do not only help people with practical tasks, but actively contribute to their care, based on mutual trust and continuous interpretation of each other.

Chronic conditions and disabilities can be challenging. People who have a mental or physical disability or a chronic condition that results in functional impairment, or limitations to their daily ...

Assistance dogs are best known for their ability to help those who are visually impaired. However, did you know there are several additional tasks they're trained for? Here are seven surprising jobs ...

A dropped set of keys, a door left open by a visitor, or a water bottle slightly out of reach. For people with movement and ...

Shoshana Tanner founded Topaz Assistance Dogs knowing what it’s like to live with a disability. The nonprofit was named after the state gem of Texas, the topaz, where Tanner was living when she ...

Sarah Ide, dento-legal adviser at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), discusses what dental professionals can do to accommodate patients with an assistance dog. The alternative text for this image may ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some of Austin Pets Alive!’s oldest furry friends are receiving some extra assistance, after APA! was named a recipient of a grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization. APA! is one of 90 ...

In short order, Teddy -- a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab -- punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor.