[nagdu] Service dog ID required at Statue of Liberty

[Julie J.]

Christel,

No ID is legally required here in the U.S.  I don't have one and I see 
no point in having something that isn't required.  For a long time I 
carried copies of the applicable laws, but I haven't even carried those 
for several years now.  I've only ever been asked once for an ID for 
Monty.  An explanation of the law sorted that out and all was well.

I'm not sure exactly why some people think the ID is required.  I don't 
think it helps anything that all the schools hand them out, giving the 
impression correct or not that they should be shown.  I do think the 
guide dog programs are doing a better job of explaining the laws than 
they used to.

All that said, I have no idea what is necessary to enter the U.S. with a 
guide dog.  However this procedure is separate from what is required 
once you are here and wanting to go into shops and restaurants.

Julie



On 10/22/2012 12:46 PM, Christel Sogenbits wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have a question... If I come to USA with my guide dog then how can  I
> proove that she really is trained guide dog? Beacuse we dont have these ID
> cards for dogs and eaven if we would have then I am sure that it wouldnt  be
> okay in States beacuse it would be in Estonian.... Or eaven if it is in
> english then  it is not given out in States....
>
>
> Tervitades / With greetings
> Christel Sogenbits
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lyn Gwizdak
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 9:36 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Service dog ID required at Statue of Liberty
>
> 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
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>
>> 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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