[nagdu] A Man Walks into a Bar

Tue Mar 20 17:08:26 UTC 2012

Sorry for this question. But can someone point me to where I can read
the federal law on the ADA that was changed last year? how do I find
my state law on the subject? I need to forward this to someone. Thanks
so much.
Sharonda

On 3/18/12, Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
> Maarion,
> Thios Senator Bennet sure has his head up wheere that Florida sun don't
> shine for sure!  Good Grief.  Perhaps he hangs around with the "wonderful"
> folks who want to set back women's reproduction rights back a century of so.
>
> Bug the hell out of him!
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] A Man Walks into a Bar
>
>
>> Lyn,
>>    we did our best to help our legislators understand why this language
>> was problematic. The fact of the matter is the language was in parity with
>>
>> the implementing regulations of the ADA until just a few weeks ago. It was
>>
>> changed and we were never consulted. It is my impression of Senator Bennet
>>
>> that the more one opposes his bills, the more he digs in his heels and
>> refuses to listen to logic. We have not been abel to determine if the
>> House passed the bill. If it did not, the bill is dead, as the legislature
>>
>> has adjourned until january. If it did pass the House, we will petition
>> the governor to veto it. Perhaps he will listen to reason!
>>
>> fraternally yours,
>> Marion
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 3:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] A Man Walks into a Bar
>>
>>
>>> Marion,
>>> What's wrong with your legislators to pass a bill that makes the law like
>>>
>>> the ADA prior to last March???  Haven't they read about why the ADA was
>>> changed in regards to all kinds of animals being allowed to be service
>>> animals and all the problems that have come up over the years that
>>> prompted the ADA to make the changes?  Wow!
>>>
>>> (Lyn shakes head over this! LOL!)
>>>
>>> Lyn and Landon
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
>>> To: "nyagdu" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>; "NJAGDU List" <NJAGDU at NFBNET.ORG>;
>>> "NAGDU List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; "FLAGDU List" <FLAGDU at NFBNET.ORG>;
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>>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:41 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] A Man Walks into a Bar
>>>
>>>
>>>>    A man walks into a bar with a dog. The bartender sees them and
>>>> shouts, "Hey! You can't bring that pig in here!"
>>>>
>>>> "This isn't a pig," the man replies, "it's a dog!"
>>>>
>>>> "I was talking to the dog!"
>>>>
>>>>    Well, as of July 1, 2012, you will find it easier to bring that pig
>>>> into a bar in the state of Florida. Today, with the unanimous vote of
>>>> the Florida senate, state law has been amended to provide that a service
>>>>
>>>> animal means "any domesticated animal that has been individually trained
>>>>
>>>> to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a
>>>> disability". In spite of the fact that the United States Department of
>>>> Justice, due to numerous abuses of the law by those who claimed that
>>>> their exotic or unusual pet was a service animal, implemented new
>>>> regulations that took effect on March 15, 2011 that redefines a service
>>>> animal as only a dog or, in some cases, a miniature horse, the Florida
>>>> legislature has open the doors so widely that a standard horse could
>>>> walk through! Interestingly, because of the same abuses the DOJ
>>>> attempted to resolve, the Florida senate also voted to impose criminal
>>>> penalties for those who fraudulently misrepresent their pets as service
>>>> animals.
>>>>    As we consider Florida's new definition of a service animal, we must
>>>> define what is a domesticated animal, a task that is not easily done.
>>>> The Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th edition (1990) says, "The fundamental
>>>> distinction of domesticated animals and plants from their wild ancestors
>>>>
>>>> is that they are created by human labour to meet specific requirements
>>>> or whims and are adapted to the conditions of continuous care and
>>>> solicitude people maintain for them." Another definition from
>>>> Answers.com  states that a domesticated animal is "any animal that
>>>> depends on a human for food, water and shelter. This includes farm
>>>> animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, goats, dogs and cats.
>>>> There are also a couple of species of insect (e.g. the silk worm) that
>>>> are classified as domesticated. Certain birds (besides chickens) and
>>>> fish are also considered domestic, even a species of reptile and
>>>> amphibian or two."
>>>>
>>>>    So, the next time you hear the  bartender yelling, ":You can't bring
>>>> that pig in here!" you will likely hear the dog reply, "He's my service
>>>> pig!" Or maybe a service silkworm!
>>>>
>>>> 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
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