[nagdu] Emergency vehicles

[Larry D Keeler]

I travel that way with my wife all of the time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
Cc: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Emergency vehicles


>I don't know about in the states, but here in Canada, I believe that the 
>law is that if you yourself are the patient in the ambulance, your guide 
>dog can come with you in an ambulance... never even considered being a 
>loved one of a patient in an ambulance...
>
>
> Daryl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Weiner via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:51:08 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: [nagdu] Emergency vehicles
>
> Hi to all.
> Well I hope that anyone who went to the NFB convention here in Orlando had 
> a
> great time.
> I went but something happened which made things a bit more complicated.
> My Mom was there with me and her blood sugar went very very low, (she has
> diabetes) and I had to call paramedics from the hotel.
> They came right away and were very efficient.
> Now here's the question:
> They wanted to take her in an ambulance but said they weren't sure about 
> my
> dog, they knew about service animals and loved the idea, but they said in
> quotes"they didn't have a way to secure him".
> I felt I was not in a position to argue as my Mom was incoherent and had
> been having convulsions,  so I followed in a taxi.
> So the question is, what is the scoop on guide dogs in emergency vehicles
> like ambulances.
>
> God news is my Mom is doing well and though she is still in the hospital 
> she
> is in good spirits and sounds normal to me, they are just checking out her
> heart because they thought they saw something on the chest X-ray.
>
> Anyway, any thoughts would be useful because I was not sure of my rights 
> and
> didn't feel I should press it without being sure.
>
> Yours,
>
> Dan and the parker Dog
>
>
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