[nagdu] Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access atgoodwillindustries

Tue Jul 17 19:43:05 UTC 2012

        Why is Goodwill paying less then minimum wage? And do they pay these wages to everybody or just people with disabilities?
How do they know a person has a disability?  If it was a hidden disability, what would Goodwill do?
Makes me wonder what they'd do with a person who aquired age-related disabilities, or someone who learned they have ADD.

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:21 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access atgoodwillindustries

Wow, apparently Goodwill corporate does not communicate with the rest of the
goodwill stores and facilities around the country. Can someone please get
all of these goodwill's on the same page? It is ironic. So does this mean
those disabled folks who get their service dogs, who have been given
independence, will then be paid in a goodwill work shelter 3cents for their
hard work? Yeah like that 3cents will provide pay to  up keep a service
animal. Oh but wait that would be something else the disabled person needs
from Goodwill, and something else the goodwill Industries can provide for
the poor helpless disabled person. Aren't we only facilitating dependency
here. Good going Goodwill, Not really! *being sarcastic*

Ok enough of my soap box.

Marsha

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:35 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access
atgoodwillindustries

So, here's a bit of irony:

From
http://www.goodwill.org/news-updates/goodwill-trains-service-dogs-to-support
-people-with-disabilities/

GoodwillR Trains Service Dogs to Support People with Disabilities

November 5, 2011

Many people with disabilities could benefit from having an assistance dog to
aid them in a variety of ways, including opening and closing doors, pulling
wheelchairs, summoning help and providing companionship. However, so few
trained assistance dogs are available that only one percent of Americans who
need an assistancedog currently have them.

To address this need, Chattanooga Goodwill Industries created the Goodwill
Assistance Dog Academy to train and to provide assistance dogs free of
charge to Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia residents who have
physical disabilities.

Currently, the Goodwill has three service dogs in training - Eddie, Brandy
and Hamilton. During their two-year training, each dog will learn over 90
commands and perform skills such as opening and closing doors, turning on
and off lights, retrieving dropped or needed items and pulling wheelchairs.

It costs approximately $25,000 per recipient to train an assistance dog. If
you'd like to lend a helping paw, the Goodwill offers several ways to
sponsor one of its service dogs:

        . $10 buys your service puppy a bone or a toy
        . $25 buys your service puppy one month of dog food
        . $50 buys your service puppy his/her working vest
        . $100 buys a six-month supply of Sentinel
        . $200 buys one week of assistance dog training and includes 24/7
housing and care
Visit the Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy's Facebook Causes page to learn
more and show your support!

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On Jul 17, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net>
wrote:

> I think that's a valid spin on things, Buddy.
>
> Margo and arrow
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access
atgoodwill industries
>
>
>> 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
>> --
>> 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:
>>
>>>
>>> ----- 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
>>>
>>>
>>> I thought I would share this.
>>>
>>>
>>> It was posted by my guide dog school, the guide dog foundation for the
blind in Smithtown, NY.
>>>
>>>
>>> My own comments, on this, really is Goodwill crazy or what, sorry very
unprofessional of me, but really.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria, Owner
>>> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>>> 631-456-5394
>>> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>>> http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>
>>> President
>>> Travel and Tourism Division
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> 631-236-5138
>>>
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