[nagdu] issues with Super 8

[Marsha]

What school is your guide from? Depending on the school you might have a
card or little booklet stating the laws for guides. I would most likely go,
like if you were staying at that hotel. If when you arrive, they give you
issues, give them the card, ask them to read it. And tell them it is the
law, that you be able to stay there. I would be persistent, not rude but
firm. If you have too call the police, now of course that could go either
way too. I would think calling the police so that there is a statement taken
and a report filed would help you in your case if you are denied access.
Most of the time a business will not want to have the police called out to
their business, as it looks bad. In some cases if you do get denied access,
calling the media helps too. Because again the business is going to get bad
press for such denial. 

I am sorry this really does not tell you if you should go or not. I know how
the decisions is to risk it or just not go. But like I said be familiar with
the laws, if things get rough call the police or the media. 

Wish you the best of luck!
Marsha 



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Chasity Jackson
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:56 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] issues with Super 8

Hey everyone,

I am going to Chicago tomorrow and was intending to stay Sunday night at a
Super 8. I called this morning and confirmed my reservation. I know there
are mixed opinions on whether or not to notify someone ahead of time that
you will be accompanied by a guide dog, but when I am in an area that I
don't know all that well, I like to notify them ahead of time so if there
are going to be any problems, I can deal with them before I get there, and
not have to deal with trying to find another hotel if they persist in not
letting me stay. So I told the guy that I wanted a king size bed and before
I hung up, told him that I'd be accompanied by a guide dog. He said, "Oh,
that will be a problem, because we don't allow dogs in the rooms with king
sized beds." I said, "Well, this is a service animal, a guide dog, not a
pet," and he said, "I don't care, it's still a dog nonetheless." I persisted
and he eventually said I'd have to call back and talk to his boss, but that
it was her who said that dogs are not allowed in rooms with king sized beds.
He said the reason was because there were only 3 of them, whatever that
means. I am supposed to call back at 8 and talk to the manager. Who knows,
she may be educated and I may not have an issue with it, but I'm concerned
what to do if she is as uneducated as he was and says that they don't allow
dogs in those particular rooms. Sure, I can fax her a copy of the law, etc.
but as we know from a lot of people's past experiences, sometimes that
doesn't work. Staying at this hotel is my only option because it is the only
one that is in the vacinity of where I need to go. I am not staying directly
in Chicago, but in a suburb of Chicago, Tinley Park. The other hotels around
that area are either sold out or way out of my price range that I'm willing
to pay. What should be done if she is as uninformed as he was? 

Thanks,
Chasity
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