[nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalkforwalking with service dog - Washington Times

[Larry D. Keeler]

Mary, I figure that as guide dog users we do our part by just doing what we 
do! If we use are dogs the way we're supposed to and set the example for 
others whether they have service dogs or not, that's all we can do! For 
example, when folks see Holly and I and watch our behavior. they will wonder 
why other dogs are allowed to carry on the way some of them do!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalkforwalking 
with service dog - Washington Times


> Hello,
>
> It seems that there is an ongoing problem dealing with the whole issue of
> service dogs, other than our guide dogs.  I know it is not our particular
> mission, but it seems that maybe veterans' groups, or schools such as 
> Guide
> dog Foundation could do education.
> We also have the issue of distinguishing between service dogs and therapy
> dogs.
> Mary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ann Edie
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 3:35 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk 
> forwalking
> with service dog - Washington Times
>
> Hi, James,
>
> The disabled vet deserves more than just an apology, as the article
> proposes.  The police should certainly know the law, even if it is federal
> law, not state law, but I'm sure that NJ also has a state law protecting 
> the
> access rights of persons who are disabled accompanied by their service 
> dogs.
> The police should compensate the man in some meaningful way, and education
> about the rights of the disabled should be mandated for the particular
> police agency involved and perhaps for all police agencies statewide.
>
> Ann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Alan 
> Boehm
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 8:54 AM
> To: National Association of Guide Dog Users Gwizdala
> Subject: [nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk for walking
> with service dog - Washington Times
>
>
> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/12/disabled-army-vet-booted-nj-
> boardwalk-walking-serv/
>
> Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk for walking with service dog
>
> A veteran of the U.S. Army who was injured by two bomb explosions while
> deployed to Afghanistan said New Jersey police mocked him and ordered him
> off the boardwalk because he was walking with his service dog.
>
> Jared Goering and his wife Sally both said to The Daily Mail that a police
> officer first "harassed" him then "mocked" him, and issued him a summons 
> for
> walking with his dog - a no-no on the boardwalk. But, Mr. Goering said in
> The Daily Mail, his service dog Navigator, or Gator, is necessary to climb
> up and down stairs.
>
> "Just like any veteran with disabilities with a service dog, to come back
> and be harassed and shown no respect, it upset me. It really bothered me,"
> he said, in The Daily Mail. "I also suffer from PTSD, severe anxiety,
> depression, and my dog plays a big part in my life. His main purpose is
> mobility, but he also helps me with all my emotional problems from 
> combat."
>
> Mr. Goering said he served 19 years in the military, with two tours of 
> duty
> in Afghanistan and one to Iraq.
>
> The couple said they showed police their service dog card, but to no 
> avail.
> The officer still ordered them off the boardwalk.
>
> Mrs. Goering said, in The Daily Mail: "He mockingly asked if all veterans
> get service dogs. His dog is medically necessary, and he is a service dog.
> We want the public to be aware that there are different types of
> disabilities and different types of service dogs - and police officers 
> need
> to be educated about this."
>
> The North Wildwood mayor said an apology will be forthcoming, if an 
> ongoing
> investigation into the incident reveals one is needed.
>
>
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