From blind411 at verizon.net Thu Jul 4 01:40:48 2019 From: blind411 at verizon.net (Marion Gwizdala, ) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 21:40:48 -0400 Subject: [COAGDU] Nevada Service Animal Laws Message-ID: <038301d53209$823e8ed0$86bbac70$@verizon.net> Please circulate the following message as widely as appropriate. As we travel to the National Federation of the Blind convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is important to know the laws of the state as they pertain to access with our guide dogs. Nevada?s law is a civil infraction, unlike 37 other states which provide criminal remedies. I have also attached the implementing regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Remember, if you have any issues, please call the NAGDU Information and Advocacy Hotline at 888-nagdu411 (888-624-3841) or tap the ?Call the NAGDU HOTLINE? BUTTON ON OUR MOBILE APP. We will see you in Las Vegas! Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses. Chapter 651. Public Accommodations. Equal Enjoyment of Places of Public Accommodation. 651.075. Rights, duties and liabilities of persons training or accompanied by service animal, service animal in training or police dog; unlawful acts; rights of place of accommodation; unmuzzled service animal may not be presumed dangerous; exception for miniature horse under certain circumstances; person subject to same conditions and limitations as others; remedies 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 644.472, it is unlawful for a place of public accommodation to: (a) Refuse admittance or service to a person with a disability because the person is accompanied by a service animal. (b) Refuse admittance or service to a person who is training a service animal because the person is accompanied by a service animal in training. (c) Refuse to permit an employee of the place of public accommodation who is training a service animal to bring the service animal in training into: (1) The place of public accommodation; or (2) Any area within the place of public accommodation to which employees of the place of public accommodation have access, regardless of whether the area is open to the public. (d) Refuse admittance or service to a person because the person is accompanied by a police dog. (e) Charge an additional fee or deposit for a service animal, service animal in training or a police dog as a condition of access to the place of public accommodation. (f) Require proof that an animal is a service animal or service animal in training. 2. A place of public accommodation may: (a) Ask a person accompanied by an animal: (1) If the animal is a service animal or service animal in training; and (2) What tasks the animal is trained to perform or is being trained to perform. (b) Ask a person to remove a service animal or service animal in training if the animal: (1) Is out of control and the person accompanying the animal fails to take effective action to control it; or (2) Poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. 3. A service animal may not be presumed dangerous by reason of the fact it is not muzzled. 4. This section does not relieve: (a) A person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal or a person who is accompanied by a service animal in training from liability for damage caused by the service animal or service animal in training. (b) A person who is accompanied by a police dog from liability for damage caused by the police dog. 5. A place of public accommodation is not required to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 with regard to a service animal or service animal in training that is a miniature horse if the place of public accommodation determines that it is not reasonable to comply, using the assessment factors set forth in 28 C.F.R. ? 36.302. 6. Persons with disabilities who are accompanied by service animals are subject to the same conditions and limitations that apply to persons who are not so disabled and accompanied. 7. Persons who are accompanied by police dogs are subject to the same conditions and limitations that apply to persons who are not so accompanied. 8. A person who violates paragraph (e) of subsection 1 is civilly liable to the person against whom the violation was committed for: (a) Actual damages; (b) Such punitive damages as may be determined by a jury, or by a court sitting without a jury, which must not be more than three times the amount of actual damages, except that in no case may the punitive damages be less than $750; and (c) Reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court. 9. The remedies provided in this section are nonexclusive and are in addition to any other remedy provided by law, including, without limitation, any action for injunctive or other equitable relief available to the aggrieved person or brought in the name of the people of this State or the United States. 10. As used in this section: (a) ?Police dog? means a dog which is owned by a state or local governmental agency and which is used by a peace officer in performing his or her duties as a peace officer. (b) ?Service animal? has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.097. (c) ?Service animal in training? has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.099. Credits Added by Laws 1969, p. 587. Amended by Laws 1971, p. 1058; Laws 1973, p. 1499; Laws 1981, p. 1921; Laws 1987, p. 824; Laws 1991, p. 1028; Laws 1995, p. 1996; Laws 1997, p. 74; Laws 1999, p. 2519; Laws 2003, c. 429, ? 23, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 473, ? 13; Laws 2005, c. 196, ? 18; Laws 2015, c. 63, ? 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Laws 2015, c. 151, ? 64, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. Marion Gwizdala, President National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU) National Federation of the Blind (813) 626-2789 President at NAGDU.ORG Visit our website Follow us on Twitter The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations because low expectations create barriers between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want! 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Name: Implementing Regulations of title III of the ADA concerning Service Animals.doc Type: application/msword Size: 33792 bytes Desc: not available URL: From blind411 at verizon.net Thu Jul 4 01:58:21 2019 From: blind411 at verizon.net (Marion Gwizdala, ) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 21:58:21 -0400 Subject: [COAGDU] 2018 NAGDU annual meeting minutes...please read In-Reply-To: <039301d5320a$4c156530$e4402f90$@nagdu.org> References: <007f01d531fa$f781c680$e6855380$@verizon.net> <039301d5320a$4c156530$e4402f90$@nagdu.org> Message-ID: <03d801d5320b$f6141d00$e23c5700$@verizon.net> Dear All, The National Association of Guide Dog Users will hold its annual meeting at the Mandolay Bay in Tradewinds C at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9 with registration beginning at 6:00 p.m. In order to save about fifteen minutes during this meeting, we will dispense with the reading of the minutes of last year's meeting. However, these minutes will need to be approved by our membership, so we are sending them out via email. Please take the time to read these minutes so you can vote on them. If you know of a user or list of users not included in this message, please forward it on! Fraternally yours, Marion Gwizdala, President National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU) National Federation of the Blind (813) 626-2789 President at NAGDU.ORG Visit our website Follow us on Twitter The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations because low expectations create barriers between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want! Blindness is not what holds you back. From: Marion Gwizdala, President [mailto:president at nagdu.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 9:46 PM To: 'Marion Gwizdala' Subject: FW: 2018 NAGDU annual meeting minutes...please read From: 'Sherrill O'Brien' via NAGDU Board of Directors List [mailto:board at nagdu.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 7:57 PM To: 'NAGDU Board Distribution List' Subject: FW: 2018 NAGDU annual meeting minutes...please read Hi all you really busy people! Since we need to approve, not read, these minutes at the NAGDU meeting, please read them so we can be prepared to vote on them. Thanks for reading! See you real soon. Sherrill National Association of Guide Dog Users National Federation of the Blind Annual Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 5, 2018 Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida The meeting was called to order by President Marion Gwizdala at 7:02pm EDT. There were 43 in attendance. President Gwizdala led us in saying the NFB pledge. President Gwizdala thanked those who were helping to stream our meeting, and those enhancing participation through social media via Facebook, Twitter and emailed comments and questions. During the meeting a container was passed to collect donations to defray expenses for the relief area. Elections The following officers and Board members were reelected by acclamation: President: Marion Gwizdala Secretary: Sherrill O'Brien Board Member: Aleeha Dudley Board Member: Jessica Snyder Update on NFB ride share testing Program NFB's Legal Program Coordinator Valerie Yingling began the update on NFB's three year ride share testing program which began in May of 2017. The form is located at nfb.org/rideshare/test The testing program welcomes the sharing of both positive and negative experiences. The biggest takeaway at this point in the testing is the tremendous importance of lots of rider feedback. Valerie also emphasized the importance of following up after a denial by submitting a complaint to Uber or lyft. Tim Elder from TRE Legal Practice then spoke further about the program. He said too many drivers are receiving a warning rather than termination. He said it must be made clear that a service animal denial was a "knowing violation". He said the company involved must have specific information. He encouraged taking a screenshot of any relevant text messages. Tim asked for comments concerning a situation in an Uber or lyft pool where a passenger is asked to move from the front to the back seat to accommodate a passenger with a guide dog. Airline Policies Concerning Guide Dogs Marion talked about the growing number of regulations airlines are trying to impose on passengers with service animals. He reviewed his meeting in Baltimore with officials from Delta Airlines. They were receptive and said they would not make these new requirements mandatory. But when members of the NAGDU Board and other volunteers checked Delta's website and randomly called their disability customer service line, they were not given the latest accurate service animal policy information. So Marion and Raul Gallegos met with Delta officials again. NFB's John Pare, Executive Director of Advocacy and Policy, believes our quick action has helped stem the tide and kept many other airlines from implementing Delta's injurious policies. Legislation Marion said a bill to watch is the FAA Reauthorization Act. It contains some ambiguous language regarding service animal policy. Senator Burr of North Carolina has introduced an amendment we oppose which contains some of the problematic proposals Delta was attempting to implement. Important Documents The secretary read the comments NFB and NAGDU jointly submitted in response to the DOT's release of its interim enforcement priorities for the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA). This release, along with the Advance notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), allows the public time to comment before the department issues its final implementing regulations. The secretary also read NAGDU's proposed Resolution Regarding Airline Travel with Guide Dogs. Affiliate Report Stacie Gallegos gave a report on NAGDU's Texas affiliate (TEXAGDU). Marion thanked the following NAGDU 2018 SEMINAR sponsors: On the Go Guide and Service Dog Products, Orlando Emergency Veterinary clinic, Ruffwear, and TEXAGDU. We then held the drawing for the $150 gift certificate donated by Julie Johnson's company On The Go. Christi Durham was the winner. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30PM EDT. Respectfully submitted Sherrill O'Brien, Secretary National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. 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Name: nagdu 2018 annual meeting minutes.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 23314 bytes Desc: not available URL: From blind411 at verizon.net Thu Jul 4 02:03:53 2019 From: blind411 at verizon.net (Marion Gwizdala, ) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 22:03:53 -0400 Subject: [COAGDU] Agenda for National Association of Guide Dog Users Annual Meeting Message-ID: <03de01d5320c$bbe17910$33a46b30$@verizon.net> Dear All, The National Association of Guide Dog Users will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mandolay Bay Resort & Casino in Tradewinds C. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. and will close at 6:45 p.m. Pasted below and attached to this message is the agenda for this meeting. We hope to see many of you in Las Vegas! AGENDA Annual Meeting National Association of guide Dog Users National Federation of the Blind July 9, 2019 Mandolay Bay Resort & Casino Tradewinds D 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call & Relief Area Donations a. Board of Directors - Sherrill O'Brien, Secretary b. Participants 2. Participants on Live Stream 3. NFB Pledge 4. Secretary's Report - Sherrill O'Brien 5. Treasurer's Report - Jessica Snyder, Board Member 6. AIRA Presentation - Michael Hingson, Vice President 7. Service Animals & the Airline Industry Ray Prentice Alaska Airlines 8. On Being a Guide Dog Using Puppy Raiser Merry Schoch, LCSW President, Florida Association of Guide Dog User 9. Uber, Lyft, & the NFB Tim Elder, Attorney, TRE Legal Practice Valerie Yingling, Legal Program Coordinator National Federation of the Blind 10. Elections a. Vice President b. Treasurer c. Board Member 11. Adjournment Marion Gwizdala, President National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU) National Federation of the Blind (813) 626-2789 President at NAGDU.ORG Visit our website Follow us on Twitter The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. 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