[nagdu] msnbc.com: Service dog turned away from local hotel

[Michael Hingson]

Well there you go.  Thanks for sending this along.

As usual it's about education.   


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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Cyndy Otty
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:58 PM
To: NAGDU
Subject: Re: [nagdu] msnbc.com: Service dog turned away from local hotel

Indiana law (*IC 16-32-3-2*) does state that trainers are granted the same
access as a disabled person with their guide dog:
http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title16/ar32/ch3.html

On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Michael Hingson
<info at michaelhingson.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If the law includes dogs in training then the hotel is indeed wrong.  
> I will look into the wording on the law.  Including dogs in training 
> is by no means universal within state laws.
>
> South West Airlines will not permit pets or dogs in training on its 
> flights even for a fee.  Although puppy raisers are angry over the 
> South West policy the airline is not required to permit these animals 
> on flights especially since it contends that transporting several 
> animals in addition to those permitted today might cause undue delay 
> in boarding.  SW contends that it has such a quick turn around that it 
> has had to adopt the existing policy.
>
>
> Michael Hingson,
>  NSA
> President,
> The Michael Hingson Group
> 84 Bahama Reef
> Novato, CA 94949
> Phone Direct number (415) 827-4084
> Fax number (415) 883-6220
> Mobile/Pager (888) 965-9191
> Email
> info at michaelhingson.com
>  <
> mailto:
> info at michaelhingson.com>
> For information on Michael's speaking topics, his availability, and 
> his consulting services on Diversity and Access Technology for blind 
> persons please visit < http://www.michaelhingson.com> For information 
> on Guide Dogs for the Blind please visit < http://www.guidedogs.com>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:30 PM
> To: nagdu
> Subject: [nagdu] msnbc.com: Service dog turned away from local hotel
>
> Let me know if you are able to get his messaage.
>
> Service dog turned away from local hotel Emily Longnecker/Eyewitness 
> News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27368805/from/ET/
>
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