[nagdu] hotels

dmgina dmgina at samobile.net
Thu Apr 28 18:06:20 UTC 2011


Are these the folks you work with. I hope not. Dar 

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On Apr 28, 2011, at 11:35 AM, "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> Well, I got back yesterday and have been catching up with all the messages.
> 
> I will say with absolute certainty that letting the hotel know in advance of my arrival that I'm blind and have a dog is unacceptable.  I will be addressing the issue.
> 
> The whole two days was pretty much  a test of my patience in dealing with overhelpful people.  Interestingly I had absolutely no problem with hotel staff, restaurant employees or in any of the shops I went into in the evening.  All my frustration was with the people attending the conference.
> 
> Monty was absolutely amazing!  We hadn't stayed in a hotel for quite a few months.  Last time he was a bit anxious about all the strange noises and unfamiliar doings.  He wouldn't play with his toys and took forever to relieve.  this time he was very content with everything.  He settled easily under the table during the long meetings.  He relieved superfast, which I appreciate immensely.  He played with toys in the hotel room. His guiding was spot on!
> 
> Thanks to everyone for you thoughts on my situation.  It has helped me quite a bit in figuring out what exactly I want to say when I talk to the lady that made my reservations.
> 
> Julie
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owens, Parker" <Parker.Owens at EKU.EDU>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] hotels
> 
> 
>> Of course. However, the university cannot rely on this method, they have liability.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Irving
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:57 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] hotels
>> 
>> Parker,
>> 
>> The Resident Assistants are hired to assist everyone, including doormies
>> with disabilities. Roomies can help one another as well as helping their
>> neighbors. This is called a natural support. It replaces the need to single
>> out or to exclude some one, particularly some one with a disability.
>> 
>> Lisa and Bernie
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owens, Parker" <Parker.Owens at EKU.EDU>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] hotels
>> 
>> 
>>> Can you see where it gets tricky in a university situation though? Some of
>>> those kids start before age 18.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Marion Gwizdala
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:53 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] hotels
>>> 
>>>   "better customer service" is never a "perk" when it is discriminatory.
>>> Under Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
>>> 
>>> "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require an individual with a
>>> disability to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity, or
>>> benefit
>>> which such individual chooses not to accept." (42 USC 12201(d))
>>> 
>>> Therefore, requiring a person to accept an accommodation because the
>>> entity
>>> perceives a "need" for such an accommodation when the person doesn't want
>>> it
>>> is considered discriminatory under the ADA.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>> 
>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owens, Parker" <Parker.Owens at EKU.EDU>
>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:58 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] hotels
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Here's something you may not have thought of. What if there were a fire
>>>> in
>>>> the building or some other emergency? They may have directives with the
>>>> fire and police departments to check specific rooms first. In your case,
>>>> no problem. But imagine someone else that needs assistance that has
>>>> refused the 'accessible' room. You may not like it, but there are real
>>>> reasons the hotel may want to make the employees aware of your visit.
>>>> Better customer service is a perk, even though it is unequal.
>>>> 
>>>> Where I work (a university), we have a box of information for emergency
>>>> workers at each dorm, that tells the names of students and the location
>>>> of
>>>> the rooms for anyone that might require assistance. It may be a terrible
>>>> invasion of privacy, but we are required to do this by the university
>>>> safety office.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope I am not offending anyone by mentioning the other side of this.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Julie J
>>>> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 4:18 PM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] hotels
>>>> 
>>>> I just had to write a quick vent before I head out for that training I'm
>>>> going to.
>>>> 
>>>> I work for the county, but this training is being paid for through a
>>>> grant
>>>> from a regional prevention agency.  They are paying or reimbursing all
>>>> expenses, which is how I am able to go.  Throughout the year I attend
>>>> other events sponsored by this agency.  They all know me and of course
>>>> Monty.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's the rough spot.  They set up the hotel as a direct bill to their
>>>> agency, which means that I didn't make my own reservation.  You know
>>>> where
>>>> this is going.  They told the hotel that I'm blind, have a guide dog, but
>>>> that I'm very independent and they don't need to worry about me.  AARGH!
>>>> just AARGH!
>>>> 
>>>> So I've been told that the hotel has no problem with the dog.  Yeah, I
>>>> was
>>>> real worried about that.  I have also been put on the first floor, which
>>>> I
>>>> don't care one way or another about.  But I am oh so relieved to know
>>>> that
>>>> the hotel is okay with me coming! *sarcastic smile*
>>>> 
>>>> There's nothing to be done about it really.  I did try to explain to the
>>>> lady who made the reservation for me that all of that extra info was
>>>> unnecessary and that I'm pretty well  accustomed to speaking up for
>>>> myself
>>>> and my rights.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope the next few days are not one long saga like this.
>>>> 
>>>> Julie
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