[nabs-l] Guide Dogs and Bathrooms

Carly Mihalakis carlymih at comcast.net
Wed Oct 19 20:30:35 UTC 2016


Afternoon, Amy, Justin and other interesteds,

Don't know how old this might be, the so-called accessible bathroom 
stall, as I see it, is exactly that, accessible to people who need 
special stalls for any reason, chairs, guide dogs and other what have 
you's. What's the big deal, guys?
CarAt 12:07 PM 10/18/2016, Aimee Harwood via NABS-L wrote:
>Ah gotcha Justin.  My school is small.  The other building is quite 
>a ways away.  I'll see what I can come up with.  I usually do 
>mention that it is the only one I can use when I find myself in that 
>position and they apologize for making me wait.
>
>Aimee
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 18, 2016, at 2:47 PM, Justin Williams via NABS-L 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > via NABS-L
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:08 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > 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
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >>> 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
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> NABS-L mailing list
> >> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> >> NABS-L:
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.williams2%4
> >> 0gmail
> >> .com
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> NABS-L mailing list
> >> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > NABS-L:
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.
> >> com
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > NABS-L mailing list
> > NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > NABS-L:
> > 
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.williams2%40gmail
> > .com
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > NABS-L mailing list
> > NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
> for NABS-L:
> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com
>
>_______________________________________________
>NABS-L mailing list
>NABS-L at nfbnet.org
>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NABS-L:
>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/carlymih%40comcast.net






More information about the NABS-L mailing list