[nagdu] Grant Awarded

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Great work!

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Marion & Martin
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:10 AM
To: NAGDU List; FLAGDU List
Subject: [nagdu] Grant Awarded

Please circulate the following message as widely as appropriate!


Dear All,
    I am pleased to announce that the National Association of Guide Dog
Users, a strong and proud division of the National Federation of the Blind,
has been awarded a grant from the NFB's Imagination Fund to develop and
implement a nationwide toll-free Education & Advocacy Hotline. This hotline
will provide information about the rights of disabled people to be
accompanied by service animals under state & federal laws. It is our goal to
provide summaries and full texts of each state statute, information about
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Air Carrier Access Act, and the
Fair Housing Act, as well as specific guidance to particular industries,
such as health care facilities, taxicabs, restaurants, and places of
lodging. In addition, trained advocates will be available for personal
assistance. Our projection is to begin beta testing in january and have the
hotline fully functional by Spring 2010. As this initiative unfolds,
messages will be sent to the NAGDU list, so you will be the first to know.
If you have any comments or suggestions for specific features of this
hotline, please send these comments to me at

President at nfb-nagdu.org

    If you would like to subscribe to the email list of the National
Association of Guide Dog Users, you may do so by going to

http://www.nfbnet.org

click on "Join or drop nfbnet mailing lists", find the link to the National
Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU), and complete the subscription
information. Once you have subscribed to the list, please send a message
introducing yourself. I look forward to being of service to you!     

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users
National Federation of the Blind
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