[nagdu] RE : Pooper scooper laws and ..................Cops /SunTran bus company

[lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com]

Marion,
Sounds like Tuscon, AZ has never heard of the ADA!  Will someone give Mardi 
a hand???

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:57 PM
Subject: [nagdu] RE : Pooper scooper laws and ..................Cops 
/SunTran bus company


> Hi every one,     The pooper scooper laws in Tucson AZ exempt all disable
> people.   I am lucky that my dogs seems to take care of this before we 
> leave
> the house,and I have never had to pick up after them in public. I do have 
> to
> pick up after my dogs in my yard,which I do. I would also pick up after 
> them
> in public if they did leave a pile. If I could not find a garbage can, I
> would not put it in my pocket though as It is warm here even in the winter
> and the odor would be very evident,so I would probably leave it, 
> especially
> in the summer. The cops out here are not sensitive to the disabled and I
> have had my share of incidents with them and so have a lot of other 
> disabled
> people.I once tried to get on a bus at the down town bus depot,and the
> driver shut the door in my face and drove away and left me. I asked for a
> supervisor and was met with a very bad attitude from a cop. He told me 
> that
> the driver did not have to let me on the bus and if I persisted in causing 
> a
> problem for the drivers, he would see that I was banned from riding the 
> bus.
> I was not rude or nasty, but I was upset as I was going to be late for my
> Dr's appointment and if I am real late ,they won't see me. This cop took 
> my
> picture and said he was forwarding it to the bus company and it did not
> matter what my disability was or even if I was really disabled, and he did
> not think my dog was a real guide dog, because she was a husky . I would
> still be banned. I have had so many problems with the bus company, and I
> have tried to straiten things out to no avail. I asked to have a meeting
> with people at Sun Tran, but they have refused. There are not even any
> Braille or raised markings at the depot any more. they have taken it
> away.When I asked about that I was told that they did not know any thing
> about that. I have always tried to be polite, but it is becoming harder to
> do as they keep ignoring the problems. I keep getting told that I am the
> only one complaining. Iknow there are other people who do complain but 
> they
> are told the same thing. I don't dare call a cop here as they never help 
> and
> only make things more difficult. I could fill this page and many more 
> about
> the problems I have had with the police and the bus company, but I will
> spare you as I think you get the picture. I have emailed the president of
> our local NFB chapter but never got a response. There is another group 
> here
> in AZ,with guide dog users,but it is not NFB related. I never got a 
> response
> from them either. I don't know what else to do.The more I complain, the
> worse they make it for me. I am told that I have a bad attitude. I think 
> it
> is the other way around. I still am polite to the drivers and always thank
> them when getting off the bus,even when I would rather be nasty,but I know
> that will not help matters. There are also cameras on these busses and I
> don't want to give them any reason to ban me from riding the bus.Some 
> times
> I just go home and cry, because of all the crap that has happened that 
> day.
> I also know that doesn't help either. Some times I just get tired of 
> having
> to fight for my so called equal rights that are not equal and not
> gaurenteed,even though the law says I have these rights. Well I have to go
> catch a bus now and go pay the Cox bill so I will continue to have 
> internet.
> I hope thet there will be no problems today.        Have a great day,
> Mardi and Nala,semi-retired and Wanagi,career changed.
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