[nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access at goodwill industries

[Buddy Brannan]

So, they probably figure that since we make less than minimum wage anyway, it's all we're worth after all, we can't even afford to shop at their stores, so why are we there. Right? LOL
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:05 AM, "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: cheryl echevarria 
> To: David R. Stayer ; Anil Lewis ; Margo Downey ; john pare jr. ; carl jacobsen NFB of NY President 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8:52 AM
> Subject: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access at goodwill industries
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> I thought I would share this.
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> It was posted by my guide dog school, the guide dog foundation for the blind in Smithtown, NY.
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> My own comments, on this, really is Goodwill crazy or what, sorry very unprofessional of me, but really.
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> 
> Cheryl
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> This notice is not specific to Tennessee. If you have had access issues with any Goodwill facility, please contact the law firm below. 
> 
> Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee, a non-profit legal center advocating
> for the rights of Tennesseans with disabilities, together with the national civil
> rights law firm Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian are investigating
> complaints of discrimination against shoppers with service animals at Goodwill stores
> across the United States. In particular, we are investigating complaints that shoppers
> have been asked to provide "credentials" or documentation for their service animals;
> have been barred from entering or have been thrown out of Goodwill stores because
> they do not have documentation for their service animals; or have been asked questions
> about their service animals even when the handler's disability or the service provided
> by the animal is obvious.
> If you have been denied access to Goodwill stores or have been asked inappropriate
> questions by Goodwill employees because you use a service animal, we want to hear
> from you.
> To share your stories, please call Scott Grimes at Goldstein, Demchak's toll free
> number: 1-800-822-5000, or email
> sgrimes at gdblegal.com
> , or Sheila Odusote at
> sheilao at dlactn.org
> . All communications will be kept confidential.
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> President
> Travel and Tourism Division
> National Federation of the Blind
> 631-236-5138
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