DfA earns Assistance Dog International Accreditation

DfA earns Assistance Dog International Accreditation

Jan 15, 2024

Receiving ADI accreditation means we have met their high standards of excellence in all aspects of our autism assistance dog training programme.

We’d like to thank everyone who has made this possible for us, including our trustees, staff and volunteers who have worked so tirelessly.

ADI is the leading authority in the Assistance Dogs industry. It establishes and promotes standards of excellence in all areas of assistance dog acquisition, training and partnership. Having previously been a candidate member of Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK), achieving ADI accreditation has now granted us full membership status in the UK organisation. All ADUK members are accredited by ADI and/or @igdfsocial The International Guide Dog Federation working to the highest training and welfare standards.

Earning ADI’s accreditation is an achievement of which we are immensely proud.

You can learn more about all the members of ADUK here.

All International members on the ADI website can be found here. 

Lead The Way with our Patron, Chris Packham

Lead The Way with our Patron, Chris Packham

Dec 14, 2023

Can you help us #LeadTheWay?
Would you like an exclusive t-shirt designed by our Patron, Chris Packham?
Donate whatever you can to help us this Christmas.
Donate £25 or more and you’ll receive this limited edition T-shirt – and help connect more autistic people with our assistance dogs.
Donate now at dogsforautism.org.uk/lead-the-way/ and support more families in our community.
New Charity Ambassador

New Charity Ambassador

Nov 28, 2023

We are delighted to announce that following the filming for the BBC and short tour of our new training centre, Jean-Christophe agreed to become an ambassador for Dogs for Autism to promote our work further.

Jean-Christophe’s youngest son Valentino was diagnosed with Autism when he was 3 years old, following treatment for cancer.

Jean-Christophe met Dogs for Autism earlier this year when he filmed a special segment for the BBC’s Children in Need Celebrity Bargain Hunt episode. Jean-Christophe met Jan Kiley, COO of Dogs for Autism and Luna, a trained autism assistance dog who has been life-changing for her partner, Zana and her family.

Thank you Jean-Christophe Novelli 💙

Read more about Jean-Christophe and his accolades here.

 

Radio 2 interview with DfA partner for BBC Children in Need

Radio 2 interview with DfA partner for BBC Children in Need

Nov 13, 2023

Tune in to BBC Radio 2 on BBC Sounds all this week to hear Dogs for Autism partner Rebecca talk about the positive impact that her assistance dog Lola, has had on her life.
Rebecca’s interview for BBC Children in Need will be playing at the following times 👇
Tuesday 14th Nov at 15:30
Wednesday 15th Nov at 16:20
Thursday 16th Nov at 11:20
Saturday 18th Nov at 16:20

We are immensely proud of the work we do and thanks to organisations such as @BBCCiN, the grant we receive means we are able to fund the family bonding training of 8 autism assistance dogs a year, every year, for the next three years.

All this is made possible by the generous donations to BBC Children in Need that you give each year.

Watch Children in Need on BBC One from 7pm on Friday 17th November.
BBC Children in Need Bargain Hunt Special with DfA

BBC Children in Need Bargain Hunt Special with DfA

Nov 7, 2023

 
We’re getting ready for an extra special BBC Children in Need this month! 🐾
 
 
 

TV Chef meets DfA partner for Children In Need Special

 
Christina Trevanion and Pudsey Bear host an action-packed celebrity episode of Bargain Hunt later this month, in celebration of Children in Need 2023.
 
 
 
On the red team, Michelin TV Chef Jean-Christophe Novelli teams up with Caribbean cooking queen Rustie Lee, whilst on the blue team Heather Small – The Voice Of M People is joined by musician Rick Wakeman Music.
 
 
In this one-off CIN special, Jean-Christophe, who has a child with autism, makes a visit to a DfA partner in Hampshire where he meets Luna, the Black Labrador autism assistance dog.
 
 
 
Back at the auction hundreds of people gather to bid on the red and blue teams items, with all proceeds going to Children in Need.
 
 
 
Tune in on Friday 17 November at 12:15 pm on BBC One or BBC iPlayer to watch the BBC Children in Need Bargain Hunt special and find out more about our work.
 
 
 
Tune in here to watch the full episode.