[nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would Not Serve Her

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I have been to this establishment many times and have had only good experiences being served with my guide dog. I am also aware of others who have had positive experiences with this business.  
Good luck.
 

 
> From: GingerKutsch at yahoo.com
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 08:19:53 -0400
> Subject: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would Not Serve Her
> 
> Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would Not Serve Her
> By: NY1 News
> http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/138854/blind-woman-with-guide-d
> og-says-midtown-eatery-would-not-serve-her
> 
> A blind woman told NY1 that a Midtown restaurant discriminated against her
> when they would not let her guide dog inside.
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> A legally blind woman told NY1 that a Midtown restaurant discriminated
> against her when they would not let her guide dog inside.
> 
> Irene Sirotta said she, her guide dog Tyler and a friend went inside La
> Baguette restaurant, but an employee asked them to leave.
> 
> She said they showed documentation to prove Tyler, seen above, is a guide
> dog, but they were still told to get out.
> 
> "It's discrimination. You can go in there, why can't I? Why?" said Sirotta.
> "He's a guide dog. Why can't I go in there? New York State law says I can.
> It's not fair. I'm sorry, it's not fair."
> 
> The owner of the restaurant said off-camera that he was not there when it
> happened, but his employees told him that Sirotta and her friend were
> causing trouble.
> 
> He also said the restaurant has an open salad bar, and that his workers
> could not tell that the animal was guide dog. 
> 
> He said Sirotta was harassing one of his employees, and that he would never
> refuse to serve a blind person with a guide dog.
> 
> Lighthouse International, located just a few blocks from La Baguette, offers
> assistance to the visually impaired. The organization's vice president said
> this may have just been a lack of understanding. 
> 
> Sirotta said she is filing a formal complaint with the state, to make sure
> no other visually impaired people have to go through what she did.
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