[nagdu] Trying to understand: denial of access bad allergies

[Cindy Ray]

Dander does get into the air and onto the surfaces of things, so people
don't have to be in contact with the dog to get a reaction if it is serious
I suspect.

Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning
via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 2:41 PM
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Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Trying to understand: denial of access bad allergies

Aleeha, in general, a person must come into direct contact with the dog in
order to have an allergic reaction.  There could be extremely rare
situations where this may not be true, but in those situations the person
should not be a driver.  I have a friend who's son has an extreme latex
allergy so they are extremely careful about any proximity to latex.  Again,
that is extremely rare.  I have a negative reaction to cigarette smoke.  I
worked in a position for many years where I went to people's homes to
provide services and, at times, someone in the home smoked while I was
there.  I did not ask people to stop smoking because that is their home. We
all need to be sensative to each other.

On 8/25/15, Aleeha Dudley via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
> Can you guys weigh in on this? I have been severely criticized and 
> called selfish for my opinion on this matter. This especially has to 
> do with denial of access to uber vehicles, but could also have
implications elsewhere.
> Let's start with a hypothetical situation. I request a ride with the 
> uber app. As I do not think it is necessary, I do not inform the 
> driver that I am accompanied by my dog. The driver shows up and says 
> that they cannot take my dog because they or someone in their family 
> has a severe allergy to dog dander, to the point that their throat closes
up.
> In my opinion, this person shouldn't be driving anyway because anyone 
> could be carrying pet dander on their clothing. My dog poses just as 
> much a risk as the next person if my dog is well groomed. I believe 
> that everyone should follow the law. Now, I'm told that this view 
> makes me close minded and selfish. I have a similar view on fear of 
> dogs. I'm told that we are all being close minded and spewing rhetoric 
> when we talk about the uber lawsuit, but that is a topic for another post.
What do you all think?
> Aleeha
>
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