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

Mon Mar 7 00:21:24 UTC 2011

Yes,
I have some friends who are verry sencitive to that issue since they seene it happening.  I personally had to deal with either bad service or was told after being seated that the bill was ... and that food would be ready to be taken out.  In addition,  I have been in some situations where I was told to pay first before eating.  I think that some of this is due to the fact that I reside in a place that places a negative view on blind people since many of the other tennants and visitors who attend programs here like to go in to business, order, then leave without paying or order items and come up with an excuse as to why they can not pay.  Irronicly, this is not a frequent thing regardless of the negative immage this building and people place on the blind as a whole.  Note:  I am being general since I know and respect that pockets of people here do not act in a way to negativily affect our immage.  

--- On Sat, 3/5/11, Lisa Irving <lirving1234 at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Lisa Irving <lirving1234 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Where Do You Find Issues with Attempted Denial of Entry
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 1:25 AM
> A month or so ago Bernie and I went
> into a Greek restaurant. It was slow as it was mid morning.A
> woman went off on me and told me to get out.She didn't want
> to hear my dog is a service dog. She ignored my questions
> about her OSHA manual. I asked her in a relatively calm
> tone, if she would like me to call the police to have them
> explain to her that my dog is a guide dog. She told me she
> didn't want to argue. I told her I wasn't arguing. Another
> employee approached me. He had no qualms about the presence
> of my guide dog. I assumed he was the manager. It turns out
> the woman is the owner and he is a front line employee.
> Needless to say, I had some yummy Greek food before Bernie
> and I ambled over to the health food store to shop.
> 
> By the way, does any one else besides me have the concern
> about a server spitting in your food  prior to serving
> you as pay back. I got this notion in my head based on
> something I saw on TV about bar tenders and restaurant
> workers doing some really gross things to food prior to
> serving it.
> 
> Lisa and Bernie
> ----- 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 3:30 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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