The TADSAW, INC. mission is to provide for the training of a Medical Alert Service Dog, as designated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990/2010 guidelines, for any wounded Veteran Service Member (Active Duty. Retired, Discharged) surviving with Military Induced Anxiety Depression Syndrome (MIADS), post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), in order to restore and improve the Veteran’s Quality of Life with a canine ‘Battle Buddy’, at NO CHARGE to the Veteran or the family. The ‘Elevator Speech” or short version of the TADSAW Mission Statement is to provide for the training of a Medical Alert Service Dog to improve a person’s Quality of Life and PREVENT SUICIDE!
Bart was recently on the Drive On Podcast hosted by Scott DeLuzio, an Army infantry veteran who served in Afghanistan in 2010. In this episode, he and Bart discuss the power of service dogs for veterans. This episode discusses the significant impact a service dog can have on veterans’ quality of life and how the program is breaking barriers to making service dogs accessible to all. Hear compelling insights on destigmatizing medical conditions, the chemical science behind dog alerts, and the emotional stories of lives saved. Listen Here
These are the cold hard facts of TADSAW’s claim of ‘Making a Difference‘ in the Quality of Life of Veterans and others since July 2010. And like the iceberg adrift in the ocean of Service Dog organizations, only about 10% of the size is seen above the water.
TADSAW’s numbers can be compared to the iceberg, as TADSAW has over 18,500 Suicide Interventions (applications being sent out) and over 1,500 Medical Alert Service Dog Teams equating to over 1,500 Veteran Suicides Prevented (approximately 8%). What is not seen are the Veterans and their dogs who did not complete the TADSAW program, for one reason or another, but who might have followed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines for allowing owner trained service dogs to have the same Right of Access as any organizational trained service dog.
To be truthful, the reason TADSAW tracks the statistics is when applying for grants and donations, potential funders can see just what TADSAW has been responsible in making a Social Impact on the return on the donor’s investment. While many organizations use the widely touted storytelling of individual participant’s successes, TADSAW only shares the numbers because there is no reason to share your story, only the actual numbers that a donor can see and hear.
TADSAW is an opportunity to SEIZE when you SEES the opportunity in order to control your own narrative, and not be held hostage by the demons of your medical conditions.
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July 2010 thru October 14th 2024
TADSAW is the leader of Service Dog Providers in the area of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion striving to mirror the demographics of Our Military and Veteran population with disabilities (*See TADSAW Demographic Charts*). TADSAW Statistics thru September 30th 2024:
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