[nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied accessatgoodwill industries

[Marion Gwizdala]

Ginger,
    This is one of the reasons I wrote Resolution 2010-25, approved by the 
NAGDU board, endorsed by its membership and passed unanimously by the 
convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Tenessee is not the only 
state that has laws incongruent with the ADA; so does Michigan and several 
other states! The text of the resolution is attached to this message.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
National Federation of the Blind
813-626-2789
President at NAGDU.ORG
HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied 
accessatgoodwill industries


> Well, the state of Tennessee deserves some of the blame here. Tennessee 
> law
> says that businesses can refuse access to guide dogs if the "blind or deaf
> or hard of hearing person or physically disabled person" "doesn't first
> "present for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school for
> training dog guides."
>
> Sadly for those Tennessee businesses who think they are within their 
> rights
> to ask for documentation, it is still a violation under the ADA to demand
> that the owner of a service animal show an ID card or other proof of
> disability in order to gain access to a place of business.  Therefore, 
> those
> businesses insisting on identification are subject to a civil rights 
> lawsuit
> from the U.S. Department of Justice, an individual, or from disability
> rights organizations.
>
>
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