[nagdu] Service dog ID required at Statue of Liberty

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hey Mark,
Back in the 1970s, before I got a dog, I went to the Boston Museum of Fine 
Arts and a security guard was almost going to deny me the use of my white 
cane!  After explaining what it was, I had no more trouble.  He was just 
worried that i was going to do damage to the artwork with it.

But, it seems that the more we educaste about guide dogs or white canes, the 
more people are dense about what these things are for.

Enjoy your day.

Lyn and Landon
"Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Service dog ID required at Statue of Liberty


>I was at the statue of liberty a couple months ago, and had no problem with 
>service dog id. However, yesterday, I was at the museum of fine arts in 
>Boston, and this security guard pulled that ID stunt. I told her that no ID 
>was required under the law, realizing she did not understand a word I said, 
>I just continued walking.  Nothing came of it.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 10:24 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Service dog ID required at Statue of Liberty
>
>
>> My sister was in town, so yesterday we decided to play tourist and visit
>> the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
>> The security before boarding the ferry demanded to see Ben's service dog
>> ID.  Luckily, I happened to have it.  I could have argued that it's
>> totally illegal, but they were in airport police mode, and I was already
>> having trouble dealing with them, so I just showed the ID.  Not only are
>> old blind white women known to be terrorists, but we have fake service
>> dogs as well.  Oh ya.
>> It is a national park, and it doesn't seem at all right that they are
>> asking for service dog ID. And there wasn't anything on their website
>> about ID of any sort.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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