[nagdu] Legislative Consideration

[Marion & Martin]

Julie,
    Though it is incumbant upon a person claiming protection under the ADA 
to show that they are a "qualified person with a disability" should 
litigation result, I believe it is less difficult to prove whether a service 
animal has been trained to perform tasks that mitigate a person's 
disability. The person, for instance we sw in a grocery store with her 
pocket dog in the cart or the one with the dog in her purse at WalMart, are 
examples of individuals abusing the provisions. I agree with Anne that the 
key is education; at the same time, such educational efforts can be enhanced 
by legal penalties.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Legislative Consideration


> Who decides who is disabled and who isn't?
>
> Because right now that can only be done through court proceedings.  I 
> think the sort of law you are proposing will put a lot of strain on law 
> enforcement officers to make decisions of who is disabled and who isn't. 
> Unless I am missing some piece of the puzzle?
>
> Could you give a fictional example and how your proposed law would work?
> Julie
>
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