[nagdu] access denied

[Marion & Martin]

Sean,
    Please get in touch with me if you would like our help.

Fraternally,
Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users
National Federation of the Blind
813-626-2789
800-558-8261
president at nfb-nagdu.org


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Moore" <ginsenshi at mchsi.com>
To: <gdui-friends at yahoogroups.com>; <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: [nagdu] access denied


> my first access issue
>
> On 2/21/09 at about 12:30PM
>
> At the Great Wall Buffet restaurant in Bainbridge, Georgia on the corner 
> of water street. A guide dog user was denied access with said guide dog.
>
> A officer was called to the restaurant, the guide dog user was told after 
> the officer had spoken with the owner of the restaurant since it was a 
> privatly owned business that the guide dog was not allowed in.
>
> Under the Federal law: Americans with Disabilities Act and Georgia State 
> Law
>
> Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), privately owned 
> businesses that serve the public, such as restaurants, hotels, retail 
> stores, taxicabs, theaters, concert halls, and sports facilities, are 
> prohibited from discriminating against individuals with disabilities. The 
> ADA requires these businesses to allow people with disabilities to bring 
> their service animals onto business premises in whatever areas customers 
> are generally allowed.
>
>
>
> Georgia State Law
>
> Georgia Laws of 1991, Title 30, Chapter 4, Sections 30-4-1 through 30-4-3
>
> Georgia statutory law guarantees a blind person the legal right to be 
> accompanied by a specially trained dog guide in all public accommodations.
>
> Public accommodations include hotels, restaurants, stores, places of 
> resort or amusement, and any other place to which the general public is 
> invited. (Sect. 30-4-1)
>
> Violation: Any person, firm, corporation or agent thereof who denies or 
> interferes with the above enumerated rights is guilty of a misdemeanor and 
> punishable by a fine not to exceed $100, or by imprisonment for not more 
> than 10 days, or both. (Sect. 30-4-3)
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