[nagdu] does anyone know why?

Sat Nov 8 15:05:15 UTC 2008

Hi As far as I understand it fidelco does not want the dog in the front 
where the airbag is because in an accident the airbag could kill the dog. 
Kristina
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] does anyone know why?


> Hi there.  The only thing I can think of is company liability.  When I was 
> training with my dog, from Fidelco, I asked them where the dogs are 
> supposed to be locted in the car.  I have many friends with dogs from the 
> Seeing Eye and so I thought they would be located in the same place.  In 
> front by my feet.  Fidelco told me that that it would be better to put 
> them on the floor in the back, due to the air bags in the front.  I had 
> never thought of that.  My dog, whether in cabs or cars rides in  back on 
> the floor.
>
> Hope and Beignet
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net
>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"<nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:08:41 -0500
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] does anyone know why?
>
>>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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