Animal Helpers for the Disabled

The movement to train animals to assist people with disabilities began in early 1900s with dog guides for the blind. Over the years, interest in animal helpers, or service animals, grew, and animals learned how to help people with other types of disabilities including deafness and paralysis. Read about the history of animal helpers and learn how these animals are trained and how they help people with disabilities in their daily lives. Book jacket.Kent, Deborah is the author of 'Animal Helpers for the Disabled' with ISBN 9780531166635 and ISBN 0531166635.