[nagdu] why do we have to let airlines know that you have a dog

[cheryl echevarria]

I told Karen this last night, I don't know why they are telling grads this 
at all.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] why do we have to let airlines know that you have a dog


> Cheryl,
>     I am of the opinion that giving advance notice of the presence of our
> guide dogs only opens us up to discrimination, as it sends a signal to 
> those
> who provide public accommodations that we need some sort of special
> assistance or aid. Not knowing what this might be, their employees 
> generally
> will assume that we want or need something that we do not.
>     The presence of a guide or other service animal is irrelevant. They
> cannot discriminate against us because of our choice to use a guide dog 
> nor
> require us to accept and aid or accommodation we choose to not accept. If 
> I
> were not previously engaged by a student, I would have been on the call. 
> Who
> said that we must give advance notice and what are their reasons for 
> saying
> so? I would like to get in touch with GDF as a concerned consumer and ask
> them to provide accurate information to their graduates, of which I am 
> one!
>
> fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] why do we have to let airlines know that you have a 
> dog
>
>
> >I regularly fly and don't let the airline know of my guide, either
> > when I make the reservation or when going to the gate. of course, once
> > I'm at the gate or a check-in area, they're going to find out, but I
> > can usually deal with the airline/airport people at this point.
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > On 4/13/10, cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> On GDF conference call they are saying that we need to let airlines 
> >> know
> >> we
> >> have guide dogs with us.
> >>
> >> Why, that is not so.
> >>
> >> Cheryl Echevarria
> >> Independent Travel Consultant
> >> C10-10646
> >>
> >> http://Echevarriatravel.com
> >> 1-866-580-5574
> >>
> >> http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
> >> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> >> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> >> CST-1018299-10
> >>
> >>
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