[nabs-l] Guide Dogs and Bathrooms

[Justin Williams]

Oh, I understand, I'm just saying that they have the right to use that stall
also; it's just that for you, it is realy inconvenient.  Maybe try talking
to the ladies in that area and explaining to them why that is really a
hendrence to you.  Or, asking the disability to allow you to have the staff
bathroom as an accommodation if the accessible stall is full.  That really
seems like a reasonable accommodation to me, because your disability and
having the guide dog is the only reason you are having difficulties in this
case.
I know it is usually off limits, but I don't see how to regulate who uses
the accessible bathroom stalls; I don't see a way for anyone to regulate
which stall someone else is using.  Yeah, their reasoning sucks, so that's
why I suggested trying to explain to people why that is really inconvenient
for you, but I don't know how to get a wide spread message out like that.
That's why I'm suggesting to find a way through the office of disabilities,
or just through the head person in the building to use the staff bathroom if
that other stall is full.  You can do that quietly without any of your
contemporaries knowing. 
Is there a building next door with easy access maybe That's also another
option.
 Justin 
-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee Harwood
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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:08 PM
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Cc: Aimee Harwood <awildheir at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Guide Dogs and Bathrooms

Hi Justin,

It isn't that I don't want to wait my turn. The issue is they do not have a
disability and are only using it because they don't want to use the stall
next to someone else.  For others, it is their go-to stall just for the heck
of it.

There are only 2 ladies rooms, one up-stairs and one down stairs.  There are
only 3 stalls in each.  The faculty lounge is off limits for students and
therefore is not an option.

Any thoughts?

Aimee

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> On Oct 18, 2016, at 1:33 PM, Justin Williams via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Technically speaking, you have to wait your turn like everyone else.  
> I may bring it up with my professors if it becomes a real problem, but 
> you don't want to be that blind person who doesn't want to wait her 
> turn for the bathroom.
> Are their other placeswhere you can go to the bathroom on campus, 
> maybe get permission to use an employee bathroom in certain places on
campus.
> Ket's try to find a work around first if possible.  I'm giving you 
> this suggestion without knowing the context, so if anyone else has 
> suggestions, please chime in.
> Justin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee 
> Harwood via NABS-L
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 1:20 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Aimee Harwood <awildheir at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Guide Dogs and Bathrooms
> 
> Hi there fellow NABSers.  Quick question.
> 
> If you use a guide dog and can only fit in the handicap stall, can you 
> raise an issue if students are using that stall when others are available?
> 
> I have encountered this several times and have been late to class as a 
> result.
> 
> Wanted to check before I said something to the school about it.
> 
> 
> Aimee
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