[nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being deniedaccessatgoodwill industries

Wed Jul 18 16:45:09 UTC 2012

What do we expect from a company that pays disabled "slave wages" and has no 
poblem in treating us like second class citizens???  We have Goodwill here 
but i NEVER go to it.  I'll use my neighborhood thrift shops that benefit 
other worthy organizations like Childrens Hospital, AIDS groups (my favorite 
place), or African Assistance League.  I have no problems with bringing my 
dog in any of these places.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being 
deniedaccessatgoodwill industries

> HMMM! It is so ironic that these kinds of problems keep cropping up and 
> they are called "good will."
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>
>> Hey, Cindy, this just gets more ironic all the time.  what's next, 
>> goodwill? Huh?
>>
>> Margoa nd Arrow
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied 
>> accessatgoodwill industries
>>
>>
>>> Well, if the Good Will attorneys are not aware of the ADA, that is the 
>>> most ironic of all, isn't it?
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey, marsha, isn't this very ironic that we hear about goodwill not 
>>>> paying minimum wages very often and, then, right on the heels of that 
>>>> report, we hear of goodwill giving service naimal folks trouble.  Oh, 
>>>> and I guess goodwill and its attorneys are not aware of the A D A.
>>>>
>>>> Margo and Arrow
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Drenth" 
>>>> <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:20 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied 
>>>> accessatgoodwill industries
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Another reason to dislike Goodwill. Has anyone emailed this to the 
>>>>> NCB? So
>>>>> now Goodwill is discriminating with their employees in paying them 
>>>>> less, now
>>>>> they are discriminating against guide dog users. Great job Goodwill! 
>>>>> Sorry
>>>>> that was sarcastic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marsha
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Margo and Arrow
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:06 AM
>>>>> To: new york association of guide dog users; NAGDU Mailing List, the
>>>>> National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access 
>>>>> atgoodwill
>>>>> industries
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> ----
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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