[Blindtlk] Guide Dog Users' Organization Launches Innovative Mobile App

[Marion Gwizdala]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Guide Dog Users Group launches Innovative Mobile App

 

                Tampa, Florida (September 17, 2014): The National
Association of Guide dog Users Inc., a division of the National Federation
of the Blind and the nation's leading service animal advocacy organization,
announced today that it has release the NAGDU Guide & Service Dog Advocacy &
Information app. This new IOS app provides comprehensive information about
the rights and responsibilities of service animal users under state and
federal law.

 

"Every law in the United States concerning service animals can now be in
your pocket," says Marion Gwizdala, NAGDU's president and a guide dog user
himself. "There is no other single source for this type of information."

 

The NAGDU app provides the entire text of the implementing regulations of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerning service animals, along
with the relevant laws of each state. It also offers specific guidance for
those industries in which service animal users face the most challenges,
such as restaurants, taxicabs, hotels, and health care facilities. In
addition, those who face discrimination because of their service dog can use
the app to call a special advocate trained to resolve such issues. The app
is provided for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users  free of charge as a
public service by the National Association of guide dog Users. You can find
the app by going to

 

https://appsto.re/us/F8jO2.i

 

or by simply searching for "NAGDU" in the Apple app store. 

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About the National Association of guide dog Users

                                The National Association of Guide dog Users
is the nation's leading membership organization for blind people who use
guide dogs.  NAGDU is a strong and proud division of the National Federation
of the Blind. NAGDU conducts public awareness campaigns on issues of guide
dog use, provides advocacy support for guide dog handlers who face
discrimination, supports sound policy and effective legislation to protect
the rights of guide dog users, offers educational programs to school and
civic organizations, and functions as an integral part of the National
Federation of the Blind. For more information about the National Association
of Guide Dog Users and to support their work, you can visit their website at

 

HTTP://NAGDU.ORG

 

Or send an email message to 

 

Info at NAGDU.ORG

 

About the NFB

        The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest
organization of the blind in the United States. The NFB believes that the
real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight, but low expectations
of the blind that create obstacles to achieving their highest potential. The
Federation provides scholarships to blind students; support for those who
are blind or losing their eyesight; advocacy for the blind facing
discrimination; and educational programs for the general public on topics of
blindness. The NFB is not an organization that speaks on behalf of the
blind; they are the blind speaking for themselves. For more information
about the National Federation of the Blind, you can visit their website at

 

http://NFB.ORG