First blind female TV judge on BBC1’s #AllTogetherNow. Soprano & VI cricketer Led through life by my amazing @ziggy_guidedog Mummy to Amœlia
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Let’s show the world what visually impaired people can achieve. If your visually impaired, tweet me @LizzieCapener & @rnib and let us know about your job, achievements & life goals, using #changingperceptions
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Just got on a train (with assistance) with @ziggy_guidedog Man across the aisle turns to me and says ‘excuse me, I’m sat opposite you. Please let me know if you need anything while you’re on the train’. How lovely!
Following on from my earlier post about a lady being rude to me because she ‘didn’t know if I was blind or not’, today my 4 year old told a grown adult off for distracting @ziggy_guidedog while she was working. If a 4 year old gets it, I’m not sure why an adult can’t!
Lady in shop: I suppose I can’t touch her (@ziggy_guidedog )
Me: No…
Lady (interrupting before I could explain
): Well you’re rude.
Lady walking off: I didn’t know if she was blind or not
This is not ok! There is a huge sign on Ziggy’s fluorescent yellow harness 1/2
2/2 telling people not to disturb her when she is working. Secondly, hidden disabilities are a thing. Thirdly, it doesn’t matter if @guidedogs are working or training, you DON’T disturb them or any other assistance dog. Fourthly, don’t call me rude because you interrupted me!
Hey everyone. In December, I’m putting on a concert for the amazing charity @guidedogs and have a crowdfunding page to raise money for the costs of the concert. Any donations or RTs will be gratefully received
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/christma…
Lizzie Capener | TV Judge on #AllTogetherNow retweeted
Here’s the process for getting assistance on UK trains. You show up at the station and ask for assistance. Staff assist you to the platform and train, and check your journey details like connection and destination. They then contact those stations so there will be someone there.
ALT Photo shows me, a woman with blonde hair wearing a green dress and red cardigan, stood next to guide dog Ziggy, a yellow Labrador retriever. We are standing next to a sign that says ‘Polling Station’
A cyclist has just passed me while walking in the park while @ziggy_guidedog has a free run. Seeing my white cane, the cyclist rang his bell to let me know he was approaching and then said ‘I am about to pass you on your righthand side’. Simple, but SO appreciated!
Someone is very happy following her free run with her friends this morning @ziggy_guidedog
ALT Ziggy, a yellow Labrador retriever, is sat on grass. She is looking up at the camera and looks as if she is smiling
Security guard came marching up to me and &
@ziggy_guidedog at a bar last night. I braced myself for a ‘no dogs allowed’ or similar and got ‘let me know if I can help you with anything’! Sad that my experiences make me assume negativity, but a great interaction!
Happy Easter everyone!
ALT Photo shows 3.5 year old Mimi on a bed, cuddling a soft toy of a sheep with a lamb. Mimi is wearing a green dress, fluffy cream gilet and sheep ears headband
Sorry, but ‘Haha, my dog can’t read!’ (Pointing to @ziggy_guidedog harness which says ‘Please don’t distract me’) is not a valid excuse to let your dog disturb my working guide dog!
I’m a visually impaired mum to a 3.5 yo. I have good central vision. She banged her head at the park yesterday. Hubby was away on Navy duty & we were with friends. Called @NHSuk 111 who advised she needs to be seen. I say that I am
@guidedogs user & hubby is away. 1/3
I’m then asked how I think I’m going to get my child seen. Really? ‘Well, I suppose we’ll have to get someone to you’ is what I’m then told. Another dr then calls me & asks things like, if I’m blind, how do I know what happened & how do I know how my daughter is! 2/3
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Thanks mum!
Happy 7th birthday to my amazing Guide Dog, Ziggy, and all her amazing siblings!
I’m so lucky to have this life changer by my side, keeping me out of harms way. Hopefully she will continue to do so for a few more years to come.
ALT Photo shows Ziggy, a yellow Labrador retriever walking towards the camera through the sea on a beach
Happy 7th birthday to my amazing Guide Dog, Ziggy, and all her amazing siblings!
I’m so lucky to have this life changer by my side, keeping me out of harms way. Hopefully she will continue to do so for a few more years to come.
ALT Photo shows Ziggy, a yellow Labrador retriever walking towards the camera through the sea on a beach
Guide Dog Ziggy (@ziggy_guidedog) has returned home after surgery to remove cysts on her eyes. She’s dozy, but it’s gone as well as it could have and if her recovery goes to plan, she’ll be back working in a week or two. Positive vibes, please!
ALT Photo shows Ziggy, a yellow Labrador retriever, lying in her brown and beige dog bed. She has a large plastic cone around her neck