[nagdu] Advance Notification

[Marion Gwizdala]

Cindy,
    You were very wise to notify the church about your guide dog in advance. 
As you stated, clubs that are private in nature and churches are not subject 
to the provisions of the ADA.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- 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, March 27, 2012 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Advance Notification


>I believe, Marion, that this is a good point. If some give advanced 
>notification and some don't, then there is reasonably confusion. There is 
>not only confusion for the companies/businesses, but actually for blind 
>people as well. Do we or don't we?
>
> I have signed up for a private retreat at a retreat center. I toyed with 
> whether or not I should tell them. It is a church facility and not a 
> public hotel really, so I did notify them in advance; that for me is a 
> gray area and it is totally out of character for me to do it. They have no 
> problem with my bringing him but were glad I said so. I think what made me 
> do it was the notion that churches and the like are not necessarily 
> considered public.
>
> Cindy
>
>
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