[nagdu] Chinese Restaurants.

[rhonda cruz]

 hi i  have only had one problem. but i stayed calm. about it.
   my town understands, how guide dogs work.
 so it works out good.
 i go to chines food places often.
 they are cool. about letting me in. with mya.
 i've made friends with some mangers.

On Apr 23, 2013, at 6:00 AM, Star Gazer wrote:

> Exactly. 
> And no matter how it shakes out, when you have an access denial, the very
> first thought that goes through your head is "This just f***ed up my plans".
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry D. Keeler
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 2:01 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Chinese Restaurants.
> 
> Marion, this is true but sometimes when one goes out to eat and the
> restraunt managers give us the runaround its easier to go elsewhere and then
> take up the cause.  Unfortunately, it also wastes a lot of time and can ruin
> an evening.
> ----- 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: Monday, April 22, 2013 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Chinese Restaurants.
> 
> 
>> Deanna,
>>   In order to restrict a service dog, the entity must demonstrate 
>> that the dog poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others 
>> that cannot be eliminated by a reasonable modification of policies, 
>> practices, or procedures. This is known as "an affirmative defense". 
>> It means it is their responsibility to prove it does, not yours to 
>> prove it does not. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has rules 
>> restricting service dogs from areas of food preparation. A buffet is 
>> not an area of food preparation but of food service. It is no 
>> different from a cafeteria service except that the individual serves 
>> themselves. Ohio has criminal remedies for denial of service to 
>> disabled individuals accompanied by service dogs. If they do not comply
> with the law, file a complaint.
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Deanna Lewis" <DLewis at clovernook.org>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:32 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Chinese Restaurants.
>> 
>> 
>>> Good Morning all,
>>> I have had some bad experiences in Chinese Restaurants since having a 
>>> guide dog. Most of the time, the restaurant is very good about the dog.
>>> But, every once in a while you get people who just do not understand 
>>> what a guide dog does.
>>> So, there is this one restaurant that is a Chinese Buffet that is 
>>> close to where I live. I went to it a few years ago with Pascal and my
> friend.
>>> As soon as we walked in, the lady said, "No dogs." I simply explained 
>>> that he was a guide dog. She seemed to understand, but then she said 
>>> that he could come in, but had to stay at the table and that I could 
>>> not take him to the buffet. At the time, I did not know if this was legal
> or not.
>>> Also, it was a new restaurant and I did not feel comfortable sending 
>>> my friend to the buffet to serve me. So, we just left, and I have not 
>>> been back there yet.
>>> Since then, I have taken my dog to many American food buffets, and 
>>> they do not have a problem with my taking him to the actual buffet. I 
>>> also took him to a different Chinese Buffet and had no problems.
>>> So, my main issue is this, I want to try to go back to this Chinese 
>>> buffet and see what happens. After all, it has been over 3 years and 
>>> I hope that since then they have had many more guide dog teams come in.
>>> What should I do if they say the same thing? Have you all ever 
>>> experienced similar discrimination? What would you do in this situation?
>>> Thank you for any advice.
>>> Deanna and Pascal
>>> 
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