[nagdu] Mardi's Bus Concerns

[Marion & Martin]

Mardi,
    I would file a complaint with the United States Department of Justice on 
the incident in which your dog was removed from the bus, as well as one for 
the inaccessible tactile displays. There are regulations concerning the 
height of such signs in order to ensure that they are accessible to those 
who use wheelchairs. Furthermore, I would file a complaint with them 
alledging retaliation for the buses passing you by! You don't need an 
attorney; the United States already has one who acts on your behalf!

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] NAGDU Project / Continued problems with the bus company


> Hi every one, I think this is a great idea. I also think that some thing
> should be available on guide dog etiquette, especially grabbing the 
> harness
> handle, and interfering with a working guide dog. I constantly have to 
> tell
> people not to touch my dog or the harness handle, and to let me work my 
> dog
> as I know what he needs to do. I am getting the attitude, that if I can 
> see
> them touching my dog, then I am not blind and should not have the dog. I 
> try
> to be polite, but frankly, I am very annoyed as this is constantly 
> happening
> and even though I have tried to educate the bus company big wigs, it has 
> not
> changed, and seems to be getting worse as time goes on. Nothing has ever
> been done about the incident when Nala's leash was pulled out of my had 
> and
> she was literally kicked off the bus. They have however replaced the 
> braille
> and raised lettering at the bus station. Unfortunately, they put them up 
> so
> high that I can not reach most of them,from the wheelchair.  I can not
> afford a Lawyer and I don't have enough money to sue Suntran in small 
> claims
> court, so I guess they got away with it and I know it is only time before
> they do it again. I was the only person at a bus stop the other day and 
> the
> bus did not stop to pick me up. It drove right by me. I was late for my
> doctor's appointment because of this. I did call and complain to the bus
> company, but they never do anything about my complaints. I just don't know
> what to do any more. Any one got any ideas?    Mardi  and Shaman,and
> Nala,retired
>
> -- 
> http://wolfsinger-lakota.blogspot.com/
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