[nagdu] Alergies

[Doug Parisian]

Marion, most fascinating and educational, even as a Canadian.  One gets a 
small view at least of the interrelationships and laws intended to govern 
and protect our complex and increasingly heterogeneous society.

Doug: think I'd rather be a plumber than a lawyer.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Alergies


> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 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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