[nagdu] Doctor bars guide dog fromwaiting room - phillyBurbs.com
Peggy
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Fri Aug 12 12:31:10 UTC 2011
Oh my comments weren't to exclude anyone, just my observation. If you have
a dog, great, if you want a dog, great. If you don't have a dog and just
enjoy the list, great. Personally, I wouldn't have joined if I wasn't a dog
user ... just me, wasn't meant to say those that aren't dog users aren't
welcome on any list they wish to be a member on. Didn't mean to come across
as if I thought ppl without dogs shouldn't be on here. That wasn't what I
meant at all.
-----Original Message-----
From: cheryl echevarria
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 6:12 PM
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Peggy:
We are here to support one another, they might not want a dog, but want to
know what goes on and support us. Some people are on other lists to learn as
well.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Peggy<mailto:pshald at neb.rr.com>
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
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Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 6:37 PM
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I can see people subscribing if they are trying to decide whether to get a
dog or not but if you have no interest in getting a dog, I guess I don't
see
the point. As far as the doctor office's delima, before any of my
children
ever got really sick I would hope that we already had a primary care
person
to go to ... all of my children have had the same doctor since they were
born, and yes they let Nyla, my dog in. However, if I went into an office
with a really sick child and this happened I would go to the emergency
room
rather than give some doctor like this my business. If the dog was
aggressive or a patient showed distress over the dog being there ... that
might be another matter ... but for the doctor to act this way without a
reason ... nope sorry, my sick child and I will go elsewhere. I take my
kids to the health dept for their shots and there's a woman in there who
is
deathly afraid of dogs, when I come in she will step away from the counter
and ask someone else to help me ... do I think it's silly, of course, but
if
someone in there handed me a big old spider I'd drop it and run the other
way so I certainly understand fears. But she's very polite and just says
... hold on I'll find someone to help you.
-----Original Message-----
From: GARY STEEVES
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doctor bars guide dog fromwaiting room -
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This one is a bit silly. Of course people can be on here who don't have
dogs. How would people be able to gather information before deciding if
they
should get a dog. I know, before I got Bogart, the list was a great
resource
to answer question, be them silly or not, and certainly helped me be
prepared for school when I got there.
Sometimes I'm a little amazed at the closed attitudes of folks, be it here
or anywhere else for that matter.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net<mailto:dmgina at samobile.net>>
Date: Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:57 pm
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doctor bars guide dog from waiting room -
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To: nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Hi there,
> Since you don't have a dog and wish not to get one from this
> message,
> why are you here on this list?
> I understand the stand you took and yes you did the correct
> thing,
> still want to know why you are on the list.
> Is this list now open to anyone who wishes to come?
> If so I understand, if not, then what is going to happen to
> Rebecca,
> would she pleased be asked to be removed?
> Thanks,
>
> Original message:
> > You know, this is part of why I don't have a dog.
> > My daughter had a sore throat that was impacting her ability
> to eat. It
> > is called kissing tonsels and she needed to be seen right now.
> > I am glad I didn't have a dog to deal with.
> > It's fine to say "I'll see somebody else" but what do you do
> when you
> > or your child needs to see somebody right now.
> > My little girl was so sick and so hungry. It was horrible. She
> was
> > hungry but couldn't swallow food and she had a high fever.
> Truly awful to see.
> > How as a mom (or dad) would you feel if a doctor gave you that crap?
> > My daughter was a toddler at the time. There's no way I could
> have just
> > said "Okay sweetie, go on in there and I'll chill out here"
>
> > Have other parents been in that situation? What have they done
> about it?
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>
[mailto:nagdu-
> bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:bounces at nfbnet.org>] On
> > Behalf Of Sherry Gomes
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:56 PM
> > To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doctor bars guide dog from waiting
> room - phillyBurbs.com
>
> > I had an opposite experience with a doctor of mine once, a
> very
> > positive experience. when I lived in san Diego, I had an
> orthopedic
> > surgeon for my joint replacement surgeries. He was
> really good and
> > always seemed happy to see my then golden retriever guide
> dog. one
> > day, before I went to the back office for the appointment, the
> front
> > office staff took me aside, and told me privately that the
> doctor had
> > terrible dog allergies. They said he loved dogs and
> never wanted to
> > tell me about the allergies, so they never had. but this
> particular
> > day he was having trouble in general. They asked if I
> would mind
> > leaving her with my friend in the waiting room for this one
> time. I
> > didn't mind, actually, and I had my appointment. The doc
> asked where
> > my dog was, and I explained. He thanked me. But
> the next appointment,
> > my dog went into his office with me, as she always had done
> before. It
> > was only the one time they asked me to let my friend hold her,
> and they
> > wouldn't have argued if I'd insisted on taking her in with me.
>
> > On the other hand, if I went to a doctor's office that refused
> to see
> > me or my partner or spouse or child or whatever, cart blanche,
> because
> > of my dog, I would find a different doctor and be filing complaints.
>
> > Sherry
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>
[mailto:nagdu-
> bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:bounces at nfbnet.org>] On
> > Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 12:46 PM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doctor bars guide dog from waiting room -
> phillyBurbs.com
> > This was also posted on my guide dog school alumni list.
>
> > I think it is appalling how this all turned out.
>
> > Whether there were other patients or not I go to my doctors
> office
> > probably more then others, I see at least 4 doctors a few
> times a year,
> > and some are smaller than other ones. I only had to put my
> foot down
> > once as well, he was from another country, but my doctor
> recommended
> > him, and was in the building right next door.
>
> > The Staff where he worked which was part of Stony Brook
> University
> > Hospital Clinics here on Long Island. They I had a right
> to be there,
> > the dog had a right to be there. He said well he can't see me
> then, I
> > said fine, I will just go next door to the Head of the
> Transplant
> > Department, and tell him he wouldn't see me because I have a
> guide dog.
>
> > Let's just say, we found me another doctor in the same office
> to see
> > me, and that doctor has moved on.
>
> > Not much they can do. Yes they do. They also have to
> determine if that
> > is the kind of doctor they want to deal with as well.
>
> > Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> > Cheryl Echevarria
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ginger
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> > To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of
> Guide Dog
> > Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:38 PM
> > Subject: [nagdu] Doctor bars guide dog from
> waiting room - phillyBurbs.com
>
>
> > Doctor bars guide dog from waiting room -
> phillyBurbs.com
> >
> >
>
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>
> > Doctor bars guide dog from waiting room
>
> > By Christian Menno
>
> > Staff writer
>
> > Thursday, August 11, 2011
>
>
>
> > ?A guide dog for a visually impaired Bensalem man
> was kicked out of a
> > local doctor�s office, but the doctor said she had the right
> to do so.
>
>
>
> > But, according to a lawyer and advocate for the
> disabled, the Lower
> > Southampton doctor�s actions violated the Americans with
> Disabilities Act.
>
>
>
> > �You cannot exclude service animals except in very
> specific
> > situations,� said Rocco Iaculla, an attorney with the
> Disability Rights
> > Network of Pennsylvania. �Unless the animal is out of control
> or not
> > housebroken or someone nearby has a severe allergic reaction,
> you must
> > permit them in any area that the public is permitted. It has
> to be more
> > than someone feeling uncomfortable with an animal present.�
>
>
>
> > Dr. Priya Punjabi argues that it is her right to
> determine who enters
> > the property and that a large animal could scare or upset her
> patients.
>
>
> > On Aug. 4, Joseph Cichonski accompanied his wife,
> who was scheduled
> > to receive a physical, to Punjabi�s office at 1629 Bridgetown Pike.
>
>
>
> > As he does whenever he leaves his home, Cichonski,
> 58, brought his
> > guide dog Hero, a Labrador-golden retriever mix.
>
>
>
> > Cichonski said Hero was lying calmly at his feet
> in the waiting room
> > and Cichonski�s wife was waiting to be treated in the
> examination room
> > when the doctor approached him, saying that pets weren�t
> allowed in the
> > office and telling him that he had to wait outside.
>
>
>
> > �I told her that it�s not a pet, it�s a guide dog,
> but she still said
> > I couldn�t have him in there,� Cichonski told the newspaper.
> �How many
> > pets do you know that can be declared on your federal income
> tax forms?�
>
>
>
> > Cichonski, who said he sees only a little light
> and shadows, said he
> > then stepped outside the office because he didn�t want to
> cause a
> > scene, but not before informing the staff that he was calling
> the
> > police to file a complaint.
>
>
>
> > �I could have just sat in that chair until the
> police arrived,� he added.
>
>
>
> > He said his wife was told she wouldn�t be treated
> while the dog was
> > in the office. So she left, too.
>
>
>
> > Cpl. Michael Wojnar of the Lower Southampton
> Police Department
> > arrived and went inside to speak with Punjabi, Cichonski said.
> He said
> > the officer was friendly and helpful and told him that a
> report would be filed.
>
>
>
> > On Wednesday, Wojnar said that a complaint had
> indeed been filed. He
> > added that if the newspaper wants to see the report, a right-
> to-know
> > request must be completed because the matter is civil, not criminal.
>
>
>
> > Punjabi told the newspaper that the dog had
> occupied a large portion
> > of the floor space in the small waiting room. The room holds
> just seven
> > chairs for patients, she said.
>
>
>
> > While no other patients were there at the time,
> she said that two
> > walked into the waiting room just as the situation with
> Cichonski was
> > unfolding.
>
>
>
> > Punjabi said that a Bensalem woman who arrived
> later that morning to
> > accompany her 90-year-old mother for an appointment heard the
> story and
> > agreed with the doctor�s decision. Punjabi said she asked that
> woman to
> > put her feelings in writing and provided the newspaper with a
> copy of
> > the letter Tuesday.
>
>
>
> > The woman, who asked that her name not be
> published, said that while
> > she loves dogs and respects all disabled people, she would not
> have
> > felt comfortable having the dog in the room with her mother.
>
>
>
> > �My mother has liquid bones and is very frail,�
> she added. �I would
> > have been afraid the dog might have bumped into her, causing
> even more
> > injuries.�
>
>
>
> > Punjabi, who said she is afraid of dogs, added
> that her request was polite.
>
>
>
> > �We simply asked him to step outside,� she said.
> �I have my rights
> > and my phobias, too.�
>
>
>
> > Iaculla said that Cichonski handled things
> correctly by staying calm.
>
>
>
> > �Unfortunately, there�s not much you can do in a
> situation like
> > that,� he added. �I�d recommend contacting an organization
> (like the
> > Disability Rights Network). Hopefully, the agency can contact
> the
> > doctor�s office and try to get a dialogue going to explain the
> laws and
> > how to handle a similar matter in the future.�
>
>
>
> > Cichonski said Wednesday that he�s exploring his
> options.
>
>
> > �I�m not trying to cause a fuss,� he added. �I
> just want to let
> > people know that things like this are happening and I�d like
> to prevent
> > them from happening to other people with disabilities.�
>
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