[nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk

[d m gina]

Oh I am so pleased you received a call.
I don't have the article any more, where I will send a message to our 
cab company here, sharing this can not happen in our city.
So far the seven years I have been riding with cabs in town, has a 
driver sharing he doesn't want to take me.
Because of the dog.
I called the company where they sent someone rite away to pick me up.
All the drivers of this company shared I could su him for saying he had 
folks in his car, and he didn't.
Because of the other drivers standing up for me, I didn't do a thing.
The guy who caused the problems left the company.
Do keep us posted when this airs.
I would love to hear it.

Original message:
> Dear All,
>     I just got off of the phone with a reporter for ABC who interviewed me
> concerning this story. I had not heard of it before she called. She promised
> to give NAGDU some good exposure for the information we provided!

> Fraternally yours,
> Marion



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 6:18 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk


>> Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk

>> Blind Woman Says Driver Gave Her Ultimatum

>> Marc Stewart, 7News Reporter

>> June 6, 2011





>> DENVER -- A blind woman says a driver told her she would have to put her
>> guide dog in the trunk of his taxi if she wanted a ride.



>> Judie Brown says her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend;
>> he's
>> been her lifeline for the past four years.



>> "If something happened to him. I would just die," said Brown.





>> About a month ago, Brown called a cab.



>> When she walked out front with Alberto, the driver from Union Taxi
>> initially
>> refused to transport her with Alberto.



>> "He said, 'No dog in my cab,' " said Brown.



>> Brown said the driver told her he was allergic to dogs and would only
>> drive
>> her if Alberto went in the back of his cab.



>> "I asked him, 'Where in the back?' And he said, 'In the trunk,' " said
>> Brown.



>> Late for an appointment, she reluctantly agreed.



>> "I never hear my dog whine or crying. Ever. Ever. I knew it was terribly
>> wrong," said Brown.



>> Colorado law protects guide dogs and their owners, allowing them to ride
>> together in taxis.



>> "A service dog is an appliance, similar to a wheelchair. Would you deny
>> them
>> a wheelchair?" said animal law expert Jay Swearingen.



>> A manager with Union Taxi tells 7NEWS the driver has been suspended and
>> fined by the state.



>> But Judie is scarred and says she's been afraid to travel with Alberto
>> ever
>> since.



>> "I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And I
>> want it back," said Brown.



>> The National Guide Dog Association says they get similar calls, three to
>> 10
>> times per week.





>> URL: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28151488/detail.html

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