[nagdu] Alergies

[Marion Gwizdala]

Cindy,
    Attached to this message is a legal opinion from the City Solicitor 
(Attorney) of Cincinatti. It discusses both the question of allergies and 
that of religion as it pertains to taxicabs. I hope this helps.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
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Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:43 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Alergies


> Well, I hate to bring this up, I really do, because it hasn't been so long 
> ago that it came up. However, it is now creating a personal problem for 
> me.
>
> My husband has a new friend who is a HAM and who is enjoying doing stuff 
> with my husband. Tomorrow they are going to go do communications at BRRR 
> Ride, which is a bunch of crazy bikers who take this little bike ride in 
> the middle of the winter no matter what. Anyway, we are supposed to have a 
> snowstorm, so I am not going, though I'm a HAM and enjoy doing this kind 
> of thing. My husband has been doing some trips to another town for a HAM 
> Club that sounds way more friendly than ours, and to date I haven't been 
> available to go. However, I will be. Well, turns out this guy has 
> allergies to dog dander and so says that the dog cannot travel in his 
> vehicles. I sincerely believe he is not a faker because he has some 
> allergies that are causing him to not be able to work. So in any case, 
> this is his private vehicle and his right. But it sets up some interesting 
> implications. If a cab comes to your house with a driver who claims to 
> have this problem, can he refuse you on the grounds of health. I
> maintain that you wouldn't be in his cab long enough to create a hug 
> problem for the guy, particularly if you are in the back of the vehicle. 
> Of course he could be using it as an excuse and not even have the 
> allergies. Once a driver told me I was required to say I was taking a dog 
> because of just this possibility and I said that this was not factual, I 
> had not requirement to do that. I felt certain I am right, but what if 
> such a driver came by? How would he be expected to deal with it? Also, how 
> serious a problem is this really even in the bona fide cases of that sort 
> of allergy?
>
> Cindy Lou
>
>
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