Welcome to guide dogs

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In this way, these restaurants show that blind and partially-sighted people accompanied by a guide dog are also welcome in their restaurant.

Certain persons believe that the access to restaurants is forbidden to dogs for reasons of hygiene. This is only the case for normal dogs. On the other hand, guide dogs are considered as an indispensable help for blind people. The legislator thus made an exception for guide dogs, that are now allowed in restaurants and cafes.

The City of Brussels invites restaurant owners to authorize the access to blind persons accompanied by their guide dog:

• By applying the sticker Welcome to guide dogs to the front door
• By translating their menu into Braille for blind people and by making the menu in big letters for partially-sighted people

If the restaurant owners affix the sticker Welcome to guide dogs on the front door of the establishment, the City of Brussels translates their menu into Braille free of charge.

The restaurant owners who want to subscribe to this offer can send a simple letter or an e-mail to the Equal Opportunities Unit of the City of Brussels. They will receive the sticker and the translation of their menu free of charge.