Media Coverage 2024
An archive of selected media coverage about NEADS World Class Service Dogs. If you would like to write or film a story about NEADS, please contact us.
NightSide with Dan Rea – An Interview with Cathy Zemaitis
Dan Rae speaks with Cathy Zemaitis, Chief Development and Programs Officer, about how NEADS is looking to change Service Dog culture, focusing on the Red Vest Accessible program.
Telegram & Gazette: NEADS partners with Boston Symphony Orchestra for training program
PRINCETON — NEADS World Class Service Dogs, based in Princeton, announced the expansion of a new training program and recent partnership with Boston Symphony Orchestra, including Tanglewood, in time for its summer season.
The Red Vest Accessible Program, which was started as a pilot program in 2020, recognizes venues for offering a welcoming, accessible facility for those with a disability; showing a commitment to public access rights for legitimate service dog teams; and demonstrating a thorough knowledge of ADA regulations.
WBZ News Radio: NEADS Partners with BSO for Red Vest Initiative
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Local dog service organization NEADS is looking to change the culture surrounding service dogs.
NEADS has partnered with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Public Library to launch an expansion of the Red Vest Accessible Training Program.
Wealth Beyond Riches: An Interview with Cathy Zemaitis
This week on Wealth Beyond Riches, Abaris Financial Group LLC CEO Abbey Henderson, CFP® spoke with Cathy Zemaitis, Chief Development and Programs Officer at NEADS, about its mission, how you can contribute, and much more.
Cape & Islands NPR: Service Dogs
Mindy Todd, The Point
WOODS HOLE, MA (WCAI) — Service Dogs are essential in the day to day life of many people- individuals who are blind or low vision, those who have difficulty hearing, or remembering to take medication. Service Dogs can even alert people before they have seizure or if their blood sugar is getting too low. Not only are the dogs trained to perform tasks for their handlers, they create opportunity for independence, and provide companionship. Today we talk about service dogs, how they’re different from therapy or emotional support animals, and what it takes to train and pair a dog with an individual.
Kara Milotte, Client Services Manager for NEADS, joins the conversation along with Lynn Stas, Region Coordinator for Guiding Eyes for the Blind Eastern Massachusetts, Doe Zottoli, a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, and Amy Bower, Senior Scientist and physical oceanographer at WHOI, who has used service dogs for 20 years to assist as she has lost most of her vision due to retinal degeneration.
NEADS Service Dogs Hop On A Boston Duck Tour For Training
Suzanne Sausville, WBZ NewsRadio
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Service dogs from NEADS World Class Service Dogs took a duck boat tour around Boston on Sunday as part of their public transportation training.
NEADS is a non-profit established in 1976 to train service dogs for people with a variety of physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.
“They’re highly trained service dogs who can perform up to 50 or 60 different tasks and commands,” said Cathy Zemaitis, who is the chief development and programs officer at NEADS. Continue reading... or listen below.
Service dogs take Duck Tour through Boston
Rob Pelaez, Boston Herald.
NEADS World Class Service Dogs celebrated Boston Duck Tours’ philanthropic initiative, ‘Quack-Quack, Give Back!” on Sunday with ambassadors and partners taking a private tour ride through the city.
The two organizations celebrated their 12-year partnership a week after Duck Tours’ 2024 season kicked off with the tour ride for service dogs and their handlers. For pooches too young for the tour, there was and a training course that included basic obedience, good manners and socialization, NEADS officials said.