[nagdu] dog refused

[Eve Sanchez]

Thank you all. I am going to try to forward all of this great
information to Christy (my friend with the issues) and will call her
later. I am also going to sugest to her that she get on this list
serve as it is full of a lot of great people that are always ready to
help and support eachother. Thank you again. Blessed Be. Eve

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 7:10 AM, Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Eve,
>    Since Georgia law makes it a second degree misdemeanor to refuse the
> goods and services of a public accommodation because of a person's
> disability and their choice to use a servicer dog, the complaint should be
> filed with the local police department. One will likely face the resistance
> of law enforcement to file such a complaint, as they will likely assert it
> is a civil matter. Being armed with the law I have attached to this message
> and a previous one will help persuade them of the error of their thinking.
> Again, if there is anything I can do to help, do not hesitate to get in
> touch with me.
>
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
> 813-626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
> HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <celticyaya at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:04 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog refused
>
>
>> But who would you contact about this type of thing? The police or what?
>> Eve
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Eve, she needs to check out her State access laws first which should be
>>> found on the www.NAGDU.org site.  This is why handlers need to become
>>> familiar with not only the Federal laws provisions surrounding access to
>>> places of public accommodation, but more importantly state laws as
>>> sometimes
>>> they might have even greater protections.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:23 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: [nagdu] dog refused
>>>
>>> My friend in Georgia was trying to rent a cabin for the weekend and was
>>> refused because of her guide dog. They gave her the excuse that there
>>> might
>>> be future customers that are allergic. What steps does she d to take? Is
>>> there a first comtact that someone could suggest? Eve
>>>
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