[nagdu] no result

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi Bibi,
Just for clarification:  Just what does Odie do for you if she isn't a guide 
dog?  Can you just use her as a guide dog and the apartment manager has no 
choice but to accept her presence?

With the many years of folks abusing the ADA and what exactly is a service 
dog, they have now caused this problem that affects all of us in one way or 
another.  You know, with people bringing their untrained pet dogs into 
public spaces and the dogs create problems with bad behavior.  I think most 
people are more confused about this than they were before the abuse of ADA. 
I'm glad that the ADA has finally changed its regulations but it should have 
been done years ago before all the problems got out of hand.

I'm sorry you're having these problems.  Hey, where's your local NFB chapter 
and why don't they put their money where their mouth is and help you?  If 
your dog is TRAINED to do tasks for your disabilities, then you're covered 
by ADA, period and that apartment manager should be in trouble over it all.

Lyn and Landon
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From: "Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 12:30 AM
Subject: [nagdu] no result


> Hi, all,
> Service dog battle still continues on and there's no result as of yet.
> When I spoke with the assistant manager, next response I got was that 
> CHAFA and some other founders of the apartment complex are now standing by 
> the manager's side and stating that service dogs fall under the pet rules, 
> which I stated before they don't go under there.
> So, off to the Colorado Cross Disability Colision I go Monday with all the 
> necessary appropriate paperwork I need to back myself up in the hopes I 
> can get further.
> I immediately had a letter written by Doctor Jeremy Long which will be out 
> in the mail and I'll have my hands on it.
> I was so frustrated and angry yesterday afternoon, that I actually felt as 
> if I wanted to just go downstairs and punch the apartment manager.
> This would not have been the first time I felt the need to just destroy 
> her into many pieces.
> It's happened before a couple years back and other times.
> That didn't happen as I took the smart approach and immediately contacted 
> the Outtpaitient Behavioral Services department at Denver Health Medical 
> and ended up being connected to a crysis nurse who was able to help talk 
> me through what was going on and happening.
> Normally to do another intake if not seen at a particular clenic for a 
> long time can be three weeks out.
> Scott the nurse felt that was too long for me to wait, so he's going to 
> try and push to get me in sooner.
> I told him that a couple years back, I worked with Dr. Lowdermilk and was 
> told that she permamently works there now.
> Scott's hope is to be able to get me connected with DR. Lowdermilk so I 
> can get in or at least, she would be able to talk with me directly.
> I wonder if it just may be me personally, but maybe others may go through 
> similarities as me.
> Do you have them moments of where you feel as if you're being mocho or 
> tough upon holding feelings back and it seems nothing is going to push you 
> over the edge?
> I guess for some time, I felt that I was in denial of this particular 
> situation bugging the creepers cheesers out of me and finally, it was too 
> much.
> I immediately went into melt down on the phone yesterday.
> I started to feel in despair as I was losing an important battle not just 
> for myself, but for other people with disabilities who have service dogs 
> and important of all, guide dogs.
> The big concern of why I was trying to hold everything back and stay as 
> calm as I could was to prevent a full blown severe asthma attack and 
> another convulsive grandmal seizure too.
> Eventually, everything was going to have to come out, one way or the 
> other, despite a possible medical consequence.
> I was told not to give up this battle and keep fighting for my rights, but 
> also for others as well.
> Will post more once I am able to meet with the Colorado cross Disability 
> Colision on Monday and it won't be just them either that will get another 
> update.
> The Colorado Legal Aid Center for People with Disabilities and Elderly 
> People will get it too.
> I am not going to give up on this and if I have to do this alone, it is 
> still going to be won.
> *Smiles*
> Bibi and Odie
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>
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