[nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppyraiserathotel in GA
Marion Gwizdala
blind411 at verizon.net
Thu Jun 16 02:58:03 UTC 2011
Cheryl,
In your previous message, you stated that the dog was wearing its vest.
Did it or did it not have its vest on?
Marion
----- Original Message -----
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppyraiserathotel
in GA
> 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.
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
> Inc.
> ----- 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/>>
> > 631-456-5394
> >
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>>
> >
> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> > 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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> >
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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
> > >
> >
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/%3Chttp://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/>>>
> > > 631-456-5394
> > >
> >
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> > >
> > > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> > > CST-1018299-10
> > >
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> > > Inc.
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