[Blindtlk] guide dogs and Gateway Arch in Saint Luis, MO?

[Cindy Handel]

I'm Jerry Handel using Cindy's address.
I had no difficulty accessing the Arch with my second Seeing Eye dog in 
1974.  It was a great experience.  There was no trouble at all.

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Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 8:19 AM
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Subject: [Blindtlk] guide dogs and Gateway Arch in Saint Luis, MO?

Hi, all,
I was curious if anyone has traveled with their guide dog to the Gateway 
Arch in Saint Luis, MO?
Althou Odie is a MAR dog now, I had a dream a couple days ago of traveling 
to Missouri into Saint Louis to visit the Gateway Arch with him.
Inside the Gateway Arch, they don't have normal elevators.
Instead, the elevators are in a shape of an egg with five to six stools 
inside.
When the eggs are rising up to the top of the arch, they make light clicking 
noises and slightly turn sideways.
There is no lighting inside the egg shaped like elevator from what I can 
remember when  I toured the Arch almost twenty-four years ago.
Once the egg gets to the top, the doors open and you can walk over to a 
large bay glass window and look out to see that everything down below is 
toy-like.
I mentioned to my father yesterday about how I wanted to do a tenth 
anniversary celebration with Odie by visiting the arch, but my father stated 
how the government wouldn't allow Odie to gain access in there.
I even asked, "They wouldn't allow a service dog in there, despite the ADA?"
My father's response was that since the Gateway Arch is under the 
government, the government can do what ever they want to or please.
He also felt that it would be a frightening experience to a service dog.
This is also a question I will be posting to the Travel and Tourism list as 
well as Blind Rollers, but be changing the subject from guide dogs to 
wheelchairs.
I probably should look up the Gateway Arch and do some research on my own to 
see what I find out.
I wanted to put this out on the list for discussion and thoughts.
If my idea isn't a good one, then I won't take that chance.
Odie and I will have to figure out something else for our tenth anniversary.
Bibi and MAR son Odie
orleans24 at comcast.net
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