[nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppy raiserathotelin GA

Lyn Gwizdak linda.gwizdak at cox.net
Thu Jun 16 23:55:25 UTC 2011 

Takes too long and boycotts can be organized in a matter of months wheras 
court and DOJ can take YEARS.

Hey Marion, go after that CEO if you can!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppy 
raiserathotelin GA


> Lyn,
>    I would like a shot at the franchise CEO! I'll bet I could convince him 
> to follow the law. Then, rather than a boycott, I would prefer good ol' 
> criminal prosecution and DOJ intervention!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Issue with guide dog in training and puppy 
> raiserathotelin 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>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <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/>
>>> 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: Marion Gwizdala<mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>
>>>  To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
>>> Users<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
>>>  President at NAGDU.ORG<mailto:President at NAGDU.ORG>
>>>  HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG<http://www.nagdu.org/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>  From: "cheryl echevarria" 
>>> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
>>>  To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto: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/>>
>>>  > 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.
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