Supporting #Paws4Access 🐾 tonight in Parliament. Disabled people and their assistance dogs are being refused access to shops, restuarants & transport. This discrimination has to stop. @lucyedwards.bsky.social
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Continuing our celebration of places that really welcome #assistancedogs this #internationalassistancedogweek, here’s Sue and James from www.caninepartners.org.uk. Thank you to the chemist in Cockermouth - you know who you are! #IADW2025 #Paws4Access

A warm welcome for an assistance dog at the most significant moments in life is vital. Here is Lowra from ADI member
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with a wonderful story of how her dog Gaia helped her at the birth of her first child. #InternationalAssistanceDogWeek #Paws4Access

Graphic with the text "63% of guide dog users denied rideshare transport"

Graphic with the text "40% of assistance dog users avoid going out due to past refusals rideshare"

Transportation poses significant challenges for assistance dog handlers.56% of respondents globally experienced refusals in taxis or rideshares. Guide dog handlers reported even higher refusal rates at 63%. assistancedogsinternational.org/resources/paws-for-acces... #Paws4Access

A graphic with the text "But you don't look disabled is a big one"

"Handlers frequently need to verify or justify their assistance dogs...people with invisible disabilities face additional pressure to justify the legitimacy of their assistance dog" Read our report: assistancedogsinternational.org/resources/paws-for-acces... #Paws4Access #AccessMatters

Front page of the Paws for Access report with Out Now written across it

Being denied access hurts more than plans. It hurts dignity. 1 in 2 assistance dog users face public access refusals. It’s time for global change. Read the report: assistancedogsinternational.org/resources/paws-for-acces... #Paws4Access #AccessMatters  @ADIintl @IGDFDogs

A bearded man in a wheelchair holds the leash of a yellow labrador assistance dog. They are in a shop

Our #Paws4Access report (with www.igdf.org.uk/) highlights the global discrimination faced by assistance dog users.
We call on:
Governments to enforce legal protections
Businesses to educate staff
Communities to stand up for inclusion assistancedogsinternational.org/blog/2025/06...