[nagdu] article

[Michael Hingson]

No.  Tennessee is no longer requiring the showing of an ID card.  There has
been a law, but ID was required as proof of service dogs.

Any progress is exciting.  All state laws should be even more firm than
today, but let's take progress where we can get it.  Also, the article is,
in fact, good and it deserves note.


Best,


Michael Hingson

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura T
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:23 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] article

forgive me for being less than excited about this law change if I understood
the article correctly Tennessee is just now adding protection for guide dogs
to the state laws the same protection we have had under the ADA since 1990 i
did not see any additional protections above what the federal law says I
think it is sad that it is now 23 years after the federal law was passed.
yes I agree that the article was well written and informative I just feel
like it should have happened in the early 90's  and If I understand the ADA
correctly this change was not necessary for guide dog users to be protected
because the federal law supersedes all state laws unless the state law
provide more protection than the federal law.
again the article was fantastic and it is great that this has happened but
where is the punishment of the lawmakers that it took 23 years after the
federal law does this mean that the ADA was not being enforced in that state
like I have always said people with disabilities have to fight twice as hard
for half the respect thank you for listening  
 
Laura L. Thompson
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