[nagdu] working with local health departments

[Peter Donahue]

Good afternoon,

    And what is GDUI doing concerning such an outreach?

Peter Donahue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:30 PM
Subject: [nagdu] working with local health departments


Have any of the NAGDU affiliates, or NAGDU at the national level, undertaken
educational projects with local health departments regarding restaurant
regulations versus public access regs?

I ask because I'm sure we've all encountered situations where restaurant
staff cite health department regs as a reason for denial of entry. We all
know this is usually a gross misunderstanding of the regs regarding animals
around food and is usually a result of poor staff training.I wonder though
if local health departments provide any information about service animals
and public access when discussing animals around food? I vaguely recall some
local health departments, and I want to say it was in the Orlando area when
I lived down there, that did include this type of info in educational
materials but that would have been over 15 years ago now.

I also have experienced, and have certainly heard lots of anecdotes,
restaurant staff who will not even believe the police regarding access laws.
They will only trust the word of a health inspector. This is one reason why
it might be good to have a dialog with local health inspectors so they can
convey the difference between animals around food and service animal
handlers with public access rights.
Jenine Stanley
jeninems at wowway.com

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