Hearing Assistance Dogs
Offered by Dogs For Better Lives
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Trained dogs alert adults who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds at home, like smoke alarms and door knocks. Certified dogs also alert to sounds in public.
Summary written by ATL Care from public information
Cost & format
Free · In person or online
Schedule
- Applications are open now. The wait after acceptance varies.
Who this is for
Adults 18 or older who live in the United States and need alerts for at least three sounds at home. Certified dogs need at least one sound in public. No one in the home can have dog allergies, and no dog can live in the home now.
How to apply
Watch the application video and fill out the short interest form. Then talk with staff by phone, send in the application packet with medical forms and videos, and have a virtual interview. A staff committee picks who goes on the waiting list.
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The details that matter
- Taking volunteers now
- YesFrom the description, not confirmed
- How often
- A regular scheduleFrom the description, not confirmed
- Kind of work
- Hands-on (sorting, serving, building)From the description, not confirmed
- How to sign up
- Use the Foster a Shelter Dog button on the From Shelter to Service Dog page, or email sts@dogsforbetterlives.org.From the description, not confirmed
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