[nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppyraiserathotel in GA
cheryl echevarria
cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 15 16:47:11 UTC 2011
Well first of all, I called back and spoke to the hotel again.
I educated them, but the guy did know the law, and if it was a blind person with a guide dog or a trainer from the school, but the woman had a puppy, not even with the vest on.
He allowed her in the hotel with the dog.
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Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lyn Gwizdak<mailto:linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppyraiserathotel in GA
Yeah, then the next step could be a boycott of these Scottish Inns until
they agree to follow the law in access for service dogs!
I wouldn't even want to stay at a place that responds by rudely hanging up
on you!
Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message -----
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppy
raiserathotel in GA
>I started by speaking to Beverly Hunter at the GA office this morning, the
>person I am talking with is a puppy raiser with GDF in GA, she stayed at
>Scottish Inn in Metter, GA. Dog was allowed in, but when she got bill the
>hotel charged her $10.00 for the dog, she said that the dog, who by the way
>had its vest on, said this is a guide dog in training, would you charge a
>person who is blind for there guide dog and they said yes.
>
> I call this morning prior to calling Beverly at the GA office and I
> started out by saying I am a travel agent here in NY, would there be a
> corporate office to contact, since I had learned there are a few scottish
> inns on the eastern part of the US, he was foreign as well, not sure, he
> said just owner, no corporate, I said may I speak to the owner, because
> being a travel professional I was trying to get foot in the door to find
> out who was in charge.
>
> He said he was the boss, and then I had started talking about this person
> who stayed at the hotel, she gave me her name and reservation number and I
> said that it is against ADA to charge for a Service Animal at a hotel, and
> he hung up on me.
>
> So I am in the middle of finding out if they are a franchise or not by
> calling some of the other locations and finding out myself, and then if
> that is the case calling the Corporate office and informing them of this
> act.
>
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/>>
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>
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> CST-1018299-10
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
> Inc.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marion Gwizdala<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>>
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppy raiser
> athotel in GA
>
>
> Cheryl,
> In the state of Georgia, trainers of service dogs have the same
> rights
> of access as the disabled person. The law does not require the trainer be
> a
> professional trainer, only that the individual can "be identified as an
> agent" of the training program. Here is the relevant text of Georgia code
> 30-4-2 - 4
>
> .
>
> (2) Every person engaged in the training of a guide dog or service dog
> for
> the purpose of accompanying a person as provided in paragraph (1) of this
> subsection
>
> shall have the same right to be accompanied by such dog being trained as
> the
> totally or partially blind person, deaf person, or physically disabled
> person
>
> has under paragraph (1) of this subsection, so long as such trainer is
> identified as an agent or employee of a school for seeing eye, hearing,
> service,
>
> or guide dogs.
>
>
>
> If your friend would like to seek reimbursement of the fee that was
> charged,
> I would be happy to assist in this. Please have this person give me a
> call.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
> 813-626-2789
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria"
> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com%3Cmailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>>
> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>>
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:26 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppy raiser at
> hotel
> in GA
>
>
> >I am keep name off, this had happed to a puppy raiser at my guide dog
> >school, she was staying in a hotel with her guide dog in training, and
> was
> >charged for the dog staying in her room.
> >
> > Puppies do not have the same access rights as the blind person with a
> > guide dog, she also said if she was blind would she have been charged
> the
> > money also, the man said yes, whether he fully understood the question,
> I
> > am sure in the state of GA that would have been frowned upon if that
> was
> > the case.
> >
> > But puppies are not under the same laws as us, if I understand
> correctly,
> > and up to the public facility to allow the guide dog in training in the
> > facility which wasn't the problem it was the fact that the woman was
> > charge for the dog in her room.
> >
> > Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
> >
> > Cheryl Echevarria
> >
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> >
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