[nagdu] Question abound trave with a University

[Nicole Torcolini]

I guess what it comes down to is why they are trying to move you and whether
or not they give you the option. For example, some airline personnel want to
put passengers with service dogs in the bulk head row because there is more
room. Asking if someone would like to sit there is fine, but automatically
changing someone's seat just because it says that that person has a service
dog or insisting that the person sits there is not. Also, doing it just
because they were told that that is the thing to do is not okay. There needs
to be a reason and they need to ask the person if that is what the person
wants and no means no.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Craig Heaps via
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Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:29 AM
To: debby phillips; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Question abound trave with a University

I had a similar experience (the same only different) when I went to a Giants
game at AT&T Park.  An usher saw that I kept having to take Chase out into
the aisle so people could get by and reach their seats.  So he moved my wife
and I  (and Chase one section over to the seats in the very back row, in an
area right in front of the press box behind home plate.  The area around the
seats was more spacious and no one had to get by Chase to get to a seat.

I guess it's different in that he did it when he saw the dog, not because I
notified the ball park I was bringing him.  However, when we entered the
park, the security guy at the gate did radio our seat location to the
command center to let them know the location of a guide dog.  I assume that
was in case they had an evacuation of something.  We do have earthquakes
during baseball season (cf 1989 World Series).

Craig and Chase
craig.heaps at comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "debby phillips via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Danielle Burton" <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the
National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>;
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Question abound trave with a University


> Hi Danielle, I will sometimes let theaters know, especially if they 
> are small theaters.  My husband, along with myself, my mom and her 
> friend, my mother-in-law and father-i-law went to Palm Springs 
> together to watch The Follies.  It is generally packed.  Our seats 
> were very close to the stage, and along an aisle.  The theater asked 
> if they could reseat us.  They found us wonderful seats (though not 
> with the rest of the family).  But Craig and I and my then guide Lamar 
> had plenty of room, and no one had to step around or over him.  Not 
> only that, but the sound was awesome.  If I had not told them, we would
have been packed in with everybody else.
> People would have had to climb over my dog, since there was no place 
> he could lie down out of the way.  Sure, it would have been great to 
> sit with all the family, but it would have been very uncomfortable for all
of us.
> But everyone has to make those decisions for themselves.  I'm not 
> sure, though that the coordinators can disclose anything without your 
> permission.  As for Greyhound, they are used to accommodating service
> dogs, so it should be fine.    Peace,    Debby and Neena
>
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