[nagdu] taxi refusal in Brooklyn, new York

Mon Mar 19 04:17:08 UTC 2012

erreading this thread it occurs to me that I do not rightemember hearing about this problem and alergies etc, until the last maybe 5 or so years and I'm wondering why not earlier because I have known people with guide dogs    since I was 6 years old and I am now in my mid 60s interesting, Hal  

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Hingson <info at michaelhingson.com>
To: "'Nagdu Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>,
Date: Sunday, Mar 18, 2012 02:44:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi refusal in Brooklyn, new York

>
>
> I'm with Marion here.  The law is clear.  If someone objects to my guide in
> a hotel, restaurant, taxi, or any other place where the public can go then
> either I attempt to educate and persuade, or I welcome local law enforcement
> to do the educating for me.  My traveling with my guide dog is
> non-negotiable.
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 1:32 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi reusal in Brooklyn, new York
> 
> Dear all,
>     I agree that we should not be telling taxi copanies we will be traveling
> 
> with a guide dog. There is absolutely no reason to do this. The presence of 
> a service animal is irrelevant, as the company has no need for this 
> information and should not use such information to treat us in a 
> discriminatory manner. I have frequently asserted that we should not give 
> advance notice we will be traveling with a guide dog, bringing a guide dog 
> to a hotel, or will be accompanied by a guide dog when making restaurant 
> reservations. All such a thing does is give an alert to those places of 
> business that they might need to do something "special" for us. This 
> something special is generlly something that is discriminatory. We lessent 
> the chance of discrimination by not giving advance notice.
> 
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi reusal in Brooklyn, new York
> 
> 
> >
> > May I ask why we are telling these people we are traveling with a guide 
> > dog in the first place.  I never have. I have been in the city a few times
> 
> > especially when I am going to the cruise ports or trade shows. Even here 
> > on Long Island, I don't mention that I have a dog, so far I haven't had a 
> > problem, but there is always will be one.
> > Never say never.
> >
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> >ar CC: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >ar From: wmodnl at hotmail.com
> >ar Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:02:41 com0400
> >ar To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >ar Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi reusal in Brooklyn, new York
> >ar
> >ar I had the same problem even when I informed them that I had a dog.  They 
> >ar probably gave her either Concord or All City.  Those were the two 
> >ar companies I always had problems with.  Tell her to ask for Skyline if 
> >ar this happens again since they are great.
> >ar You think dealing with those taxi companies are bad, just try getting a 
> >ar yellow cab in Manhattan!!!  To add insult to injury, try using a local 
> >ar company outside Manhattan!  It is as if you have to strike gold with a 
> >ar good driver or else.
> >ar Good luck.
> >ar
> >ar
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> >ar
> >ar On Mar 17, 2012, at 11:01 AM, marilyn <t21114 at optonline.net> wrote:
> >ar
> >ar > Hi Everyone,
> >ar > My friend who is a guide dog user (just got a new dog) was in Brooklyn 
> >ar > last night. the paratransit gave him a voucher for a taxi since they 
> >ar > couldn't send a bus for him. He was going back to Queens where he lives
> 
> >ar > and the taxi driver refused to take him because the driver told him I 
> >ar > don't like dogs. My friend called the paratransit company and he asked 
> >ar > them what are you going to do about this. Her reply was we are sending 
> >ar > another taxi for you and your should have told us you have a dog. He 
> >ar > told them he doesn't have to tell them he is traveling with a dog.  He 
> >ar > has the names and phone number of 3 people who witnessed the man 
> >ar > refusing to take him home.
> >ar > He asked me if he should pursue it on Monday and I told him yes.
> >ar > Its sad in this day and age with more people using Guide Dogs than ever
> 
> >ar > before that this is still happening.
> >ar > Marilyn and Anna
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