[nagdu] Where Do You Find Issues with Attempted Denial of Entry

[Albert J Rizzi]

Lol. ignorance is bliss. One of my favorite stories about access denial  has
to do with a visit to my doctors office. My guide and I walked thru the door
and toward the elevator. Of course I was offering commands which resonated
off the tall ceilings. As I approached  the elevator this woman spoke up and
stated sir we do not allow dogs in the building. So I said ok, hold on one
minute. I slapped my leg, told the dog about and walked to the door. Before
walking out, I slapped my leg and said about boy, find the elevator. Again,
the lady asked me if I heard her the first time, I told you we do not allow
dogs in the building. I looked at her and said, ok, I will try this one more
time and if you cannot see what is in front of you I would certainly like to
take your eyes and put them to good use. I told the dog, about, find the
door, by now the dog is wondering what the heck? I got to the door and told
the dog once again about, find the elevator. As I approached the woman,
confused yet intent on repeating herself, I heard her gasp, and then say I
am sooooo sorry. To which I quipped, thank god they work and you really do
see when you look, now get me an elevator please. She was so apologetic and
we both had a good laugh over it when I left.


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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of William Burley, III
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 6:30 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: [nagdu] Where Do You Find Issues with Attempted Denial of Entry

Good afternoon all!

 

A question I would like to pose is where do you find that there is an
attempt to deny access to a person with a service animal generally?

 

As for me, I've worked with Gypsy for about a year and we've only had an
issue three times.  One was the week we got home and my mobility instructor
took me out to eat as celebration for making it through training.  We went
to a Vietnamese restaurant.  the hostess sat us down and all of a sudden the
manager rushed the table and began yelling, "No pets!  No pets!  You cannot
bring in your pet!"  Surprisingly I was very calm...considering this was one
of our first forays into the public after leaving the school.  I told him
that she was a service animal and that she was allowed.  He kept yelling and
my mobility guy went the heck livid.  The manager then left us alone.

 

I then, some months later, went to a convenience store near my apartment.
I've been in there many times but this particular time, Gypsy and I walked
in and the clerk began yelling and cussing.  Of course, I won't and can't
repeat what he said here.  He went on and on like that.  I offered to call
the police for him after repeated attempts to tell him she was a guide dog
and to show her ID card and bring attention to the harness wrapped around
her.  Gypsy just sat and stared at the man.  Needless to say, he called the
police himself while berating me until they got there.  I showed the police
the ID card and they saw Seeing Eye on the harness.  They proceeded to write
the man a ticket.  I then organized about five folks with guide dogs to make
a visit to the store.  He said nothing.

 

most recently was this week.  A co-worker and I went to a Chinese restaurant
for lunch and the cashier ran to the door saying, "Get out!"

 

We've honestly had very few experiences considering our time home and the
amount we do go out.  It seems though that when we get those few folks who
are simply uninformed....they're really uninformed!  LOL!

 

Have you experienced this problem and what have you done about it?

 

 

 

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