[nagdu] Hello and I have a question!

[Marion & Martin]

Darlene,
    I have never heard of this before, either! It seems as if the 
justifications for denying us our civil rights are becoming more and more 
creative. I am asking Sherrill O'Brien, president of the Florida Association 
of guide Dog Users to look into this and report back to us.

Fraternally,
Marion



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darlene Acree" <tarzanandpetey at hotmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:25 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Hello and I have a question!


Dear NAGDU,



Hello to those on the list. My name is Darlene. Although I have been an 
observer of your mailing list for quite some time, this is my first time 
that I write to you. So--hello! In addition, I write to tap your expertise 
with an inquiry.



First, Please allow me to introduce myself. Not to give preference, but I am 
a graduate of Southeastern Guide Dog School in Florida, and I have been a 
guide dog user, since 1992. Recently, I retired my second guide dog Petey, 
who is a beautiful and intelligent Goldador that I worked for 8 and ½ years, 
and I just began working my new guide dog Maggie, who is also a Goldador.



I write because I encountered a new experience in a restaurant and would 
appreciate any information or input you can give. While being seated at 
Garfields, the waitress informed me. Due to fire marshal regulations, my 
guide dog was not allowed to lay beside my chair, in the aisle way at the 
table. It just so happened that I was with a guide dog trainer and neither 
of us had ever heard of this before. So, we are researching it. I plan to 
contact my local fire marshal's office next week. But, Meanwhile, I wanted 
to ask for your input. Have any of you heard of this? Marion, since you also 
live in Florida, perhaps you have information for our state on this 
subject. Furthermore, my trainer and I discussed how this could lead to 
problems for guide dog handlers, since many dogs are too large to fit 
underneath tables or booths.



Thanks to NAGDU for offering this portal to gain advice and input so that we 
can learn from each other, and I welcome your comments, on this issue.



Thanks in advance,



Darlene
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