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

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Oh, my!  There oughtta be a law ...  Oh, wait!  There is.  That is just way
the heck out of bounds!  That must be so infuriating!  Good luck!

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sheila Leigland
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 9:59 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown EateryWould Not
Serve Her

No not yoet, but I asked what would happen if I chose not to comply and it
was stated that may be I wouldn't be working. I took that as a not so suttle
threat.

-----Original Message-----
From: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 6:59 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would
Not Serve Her

Have they come to the point saying you no longer can work for them?
Stand your ground, and make sure you do obedience daily.
Even more than once so your dogs know who the boss is.
They will grow up.
The dogs that is, people well ahem.

Original message:
> Marion have a situation at work. People seem to think that our new dogs 
> aren't behaving the way they think they should and have the right to 
> try to direct them. Unfortunately they know next to nothing about guide 
> dogs the training or what a dog is capable of. They think that I need 
> to comply with there judgment calls. I work very part time and they 
> seem to think that dictating how I get to work is there concern. I 
> don't agree since i'm pretty sure I'm not covered by there insurance. 
> Any suggestions would be helpful.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:17 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery 
> Would Not Serve Her

> Sheila,
>     I agree with you. I believe society has expectations of how someone of
a
> particular class is supposed to act and, when they do not fit into their
> stereotype, confuse assertiveness with aggression. this being said, I also
> believe it is important to handle such situations calmly, yet assertively
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