Meet my friend from England | differences being blind in England versus Australia

Published 2023-05-10
It has been very exciting to have my friend Rachel visit from England. Let me introduce her to you and we will talk about some of the differences for people being vision impaired or blind in Australia versus the United Kingdom.
Guide Dogs UK: www.guidedogs.org.uk/

How a Guide Dog goes to the toilet:    • How do Guide Dogs go to the toilet 💩  
0:00 intro
0:50 Rachel is from england!
2:28 who is Rachel?
5:54 how we met
9:05 England vs Australia 1 no toilet harness
11:00 only one guide dog school in the UK
13:00 Australia is just big!
15:10 favourite Aussie slang
16:25 favourite Aussie food
18:00 outr

All Comments (14)
  • It’s interesting to hear about what life is like for blind people in other countries. I was born blind, and I live in the USA.
  • @khanhhm5762
    To answer the question about whether the US guide dog schools use "toileting "harnesses, yes, some due to an extent. For example, The Seeing Eye will issue them to students if requested. I don't know about other schools, but I do know that other handler/owner trainers also use them. We call them relieving harnesses here. The lady who makes them is Julie Johnson from On The Go Gear, and it was she who developed the style that Seeing Eye uses. It might cost more because of shipping, but perhaps she would be able to ship one or two for Rachel to the UK. They are handy, but I don't use them all the time, as it's just much faster to pick up the traditional way. But a rellieving harness does come in very handy when there is a lot of snow on the ground. You could also possibly find someone to make one.
  • Aww such a great vid. I’m one of Rachel’s friends from England and I very much remember her hatred of learning braille in school 😂😂😂. Thank you for sharing xxx
  • Hi Mel! Its Cam. I hope your mate enjoyed Australia! Stay safe legend!!
  • Hi beautiful Mel😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚7853808781 I hope to get to hear from you
  • Dam she's a Daventry lass, I know Daventry very well. Another visually impaired person from England here, this was great
  • @BlindNeil
    awesome video ladies . Great for you 2 to meet up in your home, Have an awesome time
  • @annydu5361
    Hi Mel and Penelope!! Its Anny, I met you both on the train last friday. I dont habe instagram so cant dm you but wanted you to know I have subscribed to your chanel. ❤️😍 All the very best with your travel adventures!!