[nagdu] does anyone know why?

[Marion & Martin]

Marsha,
    To the best of my knowledge, there are no DOT regulations regarding 
these issues; however, there may be company policies. The ADA requires 
businesses to "modify policies, practices, and procedures" to allow people 
with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals. Therefore, if 
the front seat and/or the floorboard is the best place for the service 
animal and there is a policy regarding this, the policy may need to be 
modified. Craig Borne is an attorney and guide dog user in the Baltimore 
area. I believe he also has something to do with transportation. Perhaps he 
would be willing to help out with this question.

fraternally,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha" <queen.marsha.lindsey at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:55 AM
Subject: [nagdu] does anyone know why?


>I am signed up here in the Baltimore area for the paratransit service, when
> I have been picked up in a car, they will not allow myself or my "Seeing
> Eye" dog to ride in the front seat. In the case of last week, a car 
> arrived
> with two other passengers and I was forced to cram both me and my dog plus
> another passenger in the back of a car, it was very uncomfortable. Well I
> did not want to be "no showed" so I took the ride. If I had been allowed,
> and this is not the first time this has happened, there would have been
> plenty of room in the front seat with me and my dog, with the dog in the
> floor board, and me comfortable. But they refuse to allow this. Is there 
> any
> legal standing on this? I am filing a complaint with the MDLC about
> theparatransit here, for this and a few other reasons. Am I wrong in
> thinking that they should allow this? I like being picked up in a car
> better, but there can not be two other passengers. Another policy that I 
> do
> not understand, is that when picked up in a cab, a regular normal cab, I 
> am
> forced to have the dog on the seat not on the floor board. Is anyone
> familiar with this? These are strange things to me, and in some cases has
> caused some issues when traveling with someone because there is not enough
> room. Of course no one will admit it but I have been passed up several 
> times
> by cabs because of me and my dog, I did not think that this still 
> happened,
> and especially in a city with the headquarters of the NFB in it, but it
> does.
> Just looking for some feed back on this, thanks!
> Marsha Lindsey
>
> NAGDU Board member
>
>
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