[nagdu] ACAA: Advance Notification

[Cindy Ray]

Oh, that will be a cool program. I am looking forward to it.

CL

On Mar 30, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Marion Gwizdala wrote:

> Dear All,
>   I am going to look into this question of requiring documentation when boarding an airline. I am not as familiar with the Air Carrier Access Act and its implementing regulations as I am with the ADA.BTW, at this year's NAGDU seminar, we will have a presentation concerning the differences and interaction between and among the various state & federal laws.
> 
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Edie" <annedie at nycap.rr.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Advance Notification
> 
> 
>> I'm not sure whether they technically can or cannot ask for identification
>> or other proof that the animal is a service animal.  My reading of the ACAA
>> regulations is that, if the animal has equipment that is generally
>> associated with service animals, or if the animal is obviously carrying out
>> the functions generally associated with a service animal, or if they ask the
>> person who is accompanied by the animal if it is a service animal and they
>> receive a response which seems to confirm this fact, then they don't need to
>> ask for further proof.  But if they still have doubts, then they can ask for
>> more proof that the animal is a service animal.  So they probably shouldn't
>> ask you for proof that your dog is a guide dog if it is in harness and
>> actively guiding you.  But I don't think they would get in any sort of
>> trouble if they did ask for further proof.  I don't think that is expressly
>> prohibited by the law or regulations.  I may be wrong about this.  But
>> recently I heard that a guide horse handler was asked for ID for the service
>> animal as a condition for boarding the aircraft with her guide horse, which
>> was in harness and guiding her at the time, and clearly identifiable as a
>> guide horse.  So it seems that they are routinely asking for the "proof",
>> even though the so-called certification is totally worthless.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Ann
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Cindy Ray
>> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:57 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Advance Notification
>> 
>> No no. You aren't understanding what the deal was. I had ID; legal ID is a
>> nondriver's license or a driver's license; but it is a state ID. They also
>> asked to see the ID that shows the dog is a service animal. I think they
>> cannot do that. I had valid ID and that was my state ID.
>> 
>> Cindy
>> 
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