[nagdu] Recent DOJ Activity Concerning Service Animals

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Got it David and agree with you.

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of David Baker
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:17 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Recent DOJ Activity Concerning Service Animals

Rebecca said, "... you said that signs could go up to resolve a guide
dog issue
but that employees could find other ways to not follow the law ..."

'Nope.  'Not what I said.

Just like the government can avoid enforcing its own rules, so can
businesses.
Rules that aren't communicated and posters put behind doors or placed
inside
cabinets don't help a lot.  Who is around to enforce the agreements that
are
made with the Justice Department?  That was the point I was trying to
make,
Rebecca.  Without costly monetary damages that are communicated well, I
don't
believe that we can get broad compliance from small business owners.
The flip
side of that coin is that getting those damages takes a lot of resources
and
judges are not going to give large monetary awards unless the facts of
the cases
are strong.

David


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