[nagdu] White Cane law

Tue Mar 12 23:21:48 UTC 2013

You are correct, Tracy.  I was fortunate in that I never had to deal with 
police or being hit before the White Cane laws or the ADA came about.

Lyn and Landon
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 5:54 AM
Subject: [nagdu] White Cane law

> It's my understanding that, before the White Cane laws, a blind person out 
> on his own who, say, got hit by a car, was considered guilty of 
> contributory negligence simply because he didn't have a sighted person 
> with him.
> I think this actually still happens in the minds of police and the public, 
> but at least it's not legal anymore.
> I also think that the White Cane laws say a driver must yield to a person 
> with a cane or guide dog.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 12:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Access Rights?
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>
>> Thank you Cindy. I've never had an access issue with my cane so I 
>> wondered what the white cane law meant exactly.  Sounds like a business 
>> can't say I have to bring sighted assistance if I want to use whatever it 
>> is they do. Is this about right?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:23 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Access Rights?
>>
>> Essentially, the white cane law says that you are able to bring a dog or 
>> a cane into any place where the public is invited. This means they can't 
>> tell you you can't bring your dog to a zoo, an amusement park, whatever, 
>> and they can't say you need to be accompanied by a sighted person if you 
>> are carrying a cane.
>>
>> CL
>>
>> On Mar 8, 2013, at 9:23 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>>
>>> What exactly is the white cane law? I've heard of it, but haven't a clue 
>>> what it means.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael 
>>> Hingson
>>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 10:22 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'; 
>>> 'gdblounge'
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Access Rights?
>>>
>>> The ADA is clear.  You have the right to take your dog so long as it 
>>> meets
>>> the definition of a "service animal".  You can only be asked if the dog 
>>> is a
>>> service dog and what service does the dog perform?  Also, every state 
>>> has a
>>> White Cane law requiring the same.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessica Diaz
>>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 07:17 AM
>>> To: gdblounge; nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Access Rights?
>>>
>>> Hello
>>> My husband and i want to eat at this more upscale american restaurant 
>>> that
>>> sells funnel cake. On the website when i was browsing the menu, it says 
>>> no
>>> dogs of any kind in plain view. when i called to ask about it, the man 
>>> said
>>> i have to bring papers for Saunders and Figby. Is this legal? I thought 
>>> i
>>> remember hearing something about if the business is a private one the 
>>> laws
>>> are different. thanks so much.
>>> Jessica Diaz
>>>
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