[nagdu] . Block Buster and Service Dogs.

Wed Sep 1 21:01:16 UTC 2010

Seriously, Blockbuster is going bankrupt period.  Service such as netflix, 
and on demand movies with cable, is killing all of them.

The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] . Block Buster and Service Dogs.

> I'm not sure what the bankruptcy has to do with the ADA settlement?
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 8/29/10, Artie. <anolden at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
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> > http://consumerist.com/2010/08/blockbuster-filing-for-bankruptcy.html
> >
> > Blockbuster Filing For Bankruptcy In September
> > By Ben Popken on August 27, 2010 1:00 PM
> >
> > (The Consumerist)
> >
> > Blockbuster told Hollywood studios that it's planning to file for 
> > bankruptcy
> > in mid-September.
> >
> > The home video rental retail chain wants to use the time to restructure 
> > its
> > $1 billion debt and get out of the leases on at least 500 of the
> > crappiest-performing of its 3,424 stores.
> >
> > They think they can turn things around by doing more with its 
> > Redbox-style
> > DVD kiosks and increasing their attention on this crazy new-fangled 
> > thing
> > called the "Internet."
> >
> > Blockbuster's stock was delisted from the NYSE last month. It closed
> > Thursday at $0.11.
> >
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> > http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/July/10-ag-831.html
> >
> > Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blockbuster Inc. Under the
> > Americans with Disabilities Act
> > WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a settlement 
> > agreement
> > under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Blockbuster Inc. to
> > ensure equal access to its stores nationwide for individuals with
> > disabilities who use service animals.
> >
> > The settlement agreement, which resolves a complaint filed under title 
> > III
> > of the ADA by an individual with a disability, requires, among other 
> > things,
> > that Blockbuster provide comprehensive training to employees at more 
> > than
> > 3,000 retail stores throughout the United States to ensure individuals 
> > with
> > disabilities who use service animals have full and equal enjoyment of 
> > its
> > goods, services and facilities.
> >
> > "The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees equal access to 
> > individuals
> > with disabilities who are accompanied by service animals, but too often
> > those individuals are subject to discrimination because of 
> > misperceptions or
> > a lack of understanding of the law," said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant
> > Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
> >
> > The agreement, which will remain in effect for three years, requires 
> > that
> > Blockbuster:
> >   Implement a comprehensive nationwide nondiscrimination policy 
> > regarding
> > service animals for people with disabilities;
> > Distribute the policy and train employees across the United States on 
> > the
> > rights of service animal users and employee obligations to ensure full 
> > and
> > equal access to Blockbuster goods, services and facilities;
> > Provide the same training to new staff during the hiring process;
> > Post its service animal policy on its website and in its stores, and 
> > post a
> > "Service Animals Welcome" sign in each of its stores;
> > Create a toll-free ADA complaint line;
> > Establish, implement, and monitor a grievance procedure for ADA-related
> > complaints from customers;
> > Pay $12,000 in damages to the individual who filed the complaint 
> > resolved by
> > this settlement; and
> > Pay $10,000 as a civil penalty.
> > A service animal is individually trained to work or perform tasks for 
> > the
> > benefit of an individual with a disability.   Service animals - most
> > commonly dogs - perform a wide variety of functions.   Examples of these
> > functions include guiding persons who are blind or have low vision, 
> > alerting
> > individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds, warning persons 
> > about
> > impending seizures or other medical conditions, performing a variety of
> > tasks for persons with psychiatric disabilities, and picking up items,
> > opening doors, flipping switches, providing physical support and pulling
> > wheelchairs for individuals with mobility disabilities.
> >
> > Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination by retail stores, 
> > restaurants,
> > hotels, taxi and bus companies, doctors, hospitals and other private
> > businesses and nonprofit organizations that provide services to the 
> > public.
> >  Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination by public entities, 
> > including
> > state and local governments and public transportation providers.   All 
> > of
> > these entities are prohibited from excluding individuals with 
> > disabilities
> > from their facilities, services and programs because the individuals use
> > service animals.   If any of these entities has a rule excluding pets or
> > other animals, it must make an exception to that rule and permit an
> > individual with a disability to be accompanied by a service animal 
> > anywhere
> > on the premises that other customers are permitted to go.
> >
> > "The ADA's 20th anniversary is July 26, 2010," said Assistant Attorney
> > General Perez.   "As we celebrate the anniversary of this landmark civil
> > rights law, we are pleased that Blockbuster has affirmed its commitment 
> > to
> > ensuring that individuals with disabilities benefit fully and equally 
> > from
> > its goods, facilities, and services, including individuals who use 
> > service
> > animals."
> >
> > More information about the Civil Rights Division and the laws it 
> > enforces is
> > available at the websitewww.justice.gov/crt .  More information about 
> > this
> > agreement, the ADA, and ADA rights and responsibilities relating to 
> > service
> > animals is available on the ADA home page at www.ada.gov.   This 
> > information
> > includes two publications specifically addressing access for individuals
> > accompanied by service animals: "ADA Business Brief: Service Animals" 
> > and
> > "Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals in Places of Business."
> > Those interested in obtaining copies of these documents or additional
> > information may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA 
> > Information
> > Line at (800) 514-0301 or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).
> >
> >
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