Admissions Criteria

A declaration of blindness-This form can be obtained from a local blind service agency or your ophthalmologist. Contact your state’s department of health and human services for a list of agencies and eye specialists.

Orientation and mobility training-We require our applicants to have “O&M” training before being considered for a Fidelco guide dog. This includes using a white cane, learning street crossings in your community and the

like. O&M training can be obtained at a local agency for the blind.