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

Sun Mar 6 05:25:03 UTC 2011

Marion,

There is a common denominator.  I think it is from cultures, some of which,
don't have a community that uses guide dogs culturally.  I like the idea of
the flyer.

What my plans are for this year is to start going to the elementary schools
and health fairs around the city to discuss guide dog practices and issues.
I want to do elementary to start young.  Most times, kids that young go home
and tell their parents everything they learned at school.  This will be done
even more so when they can say a dog was in the class.  the parents will
learn from the children...and may ask more questions.

The health fairs usually turn out large crowds here in Houston.  I could get
a booth and talk about guide dog users.

will

Will Burley
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lisa Irving
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 11:14 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Where Do You Find Issues with Attempted Denial of Entry

Marion, you called a spade a spade. I like NAGDU's creative outreach to 
these communities who aren't on board with service dog access. Way to go 
NAGDU pres & board!
----- 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: Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:59 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Where Do You Find Issues with Attempted Denial of Entry

> Will,
>    Well, what is the common denominator of all of these incidents? Can I 
> assume the guy in the convenient store was Middle Eastern? This is not to 
> be stereotypical, however, there seems to be far more issues with Middle 
> Eastern and Asian business proprietors. Perhaps it is a cultural issue!
>    NAGDU's Education & Advocacy Hotline will eventually offer information 
> in mandarin and Arabic to help more people learn about the rights of 
> service animal handlers. Florida produced a Mandarin flyer in 2000 as the 
> result of a case involving a Chinese restaurant that would not serve a 
> blind woman because she was accompanied by her guide dog. This sort of 
> creative solution to a problem is how i want NAGDU to be known!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Burley, III" <william.burley3 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 6:30 PM
> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Will Burley
>>
>> 713..614.3322
>>
>> William.burley3 at gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
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