[nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppyraiserathotel in GA
cheryl echevarria
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Thu Jun 16 09:49:58 UTC 2011
vest wasn't on I found out
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----- Original Message -----
From: Marion Gwizdala<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppyraiserathotel in GA
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<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
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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
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lyn Gwizdak<mailto:linda.gwizdak at cox.net<mailto:linda.gwizdak at cox.net>>
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<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<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com%3Cmailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto: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
> >
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> > 631-456-5394
> >
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> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marion
> Gwizdala<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net%3Cmailto: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<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto: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"
> >
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> > To: "nagdu"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto: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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