[nagdu] Walmart

Mon Jan 5 19:43:07 UTC 2015

Tracy,

	I suppose it could be argued that six months is not considered a
reasonable accommodation!

Marion

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
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Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 1:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Walmart

Does the law say anything about timely response?  I believe the original
poster said Walmart took 6 months to approve the request to bring a guide
dog to work.  It certainly looks like management and HR were playing games,
hoping the request would go away if they putzed about long enough.
Tracy

> 	To clarify the issue of reasonable accommodations to bring a guide 
> dog to work. Title I does require an individual to request a 
> reasonable accommodation. The only way such a request can be denied is 
> if the employer can demonstrate that the presence of a service dog 
> poses a direct threat, defined as a significant risk to the health or 
> safety of others that cannot be eliminated by a modification of 
> policies, practices or procedures" or if granting the request poses an 
> undue burden to the employer. There are very few circumstances in 
> which a direct threat would be invoked and even fewer in which it 
> could be demonstrated the presence of the service dog poses an undue 
> burden. JMHO!
>
> Fraternally yours,
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.
> National Federation of the Blind
> (813) 626-2789
> (888) 624-3841 (Hotline)
> President at nagdu.org
> http://www.nagdu.org
>
> High expectations create unlimited potential for the blind!
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray 
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> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 7:46 AM
> To: 'Laura T'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide 
> Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Walmart
>
> First of all, that whole policy doesn't make sense. If you have had to 
> struggle to get permission to bring your dog to work, that is against 
> the law I think. I am sure Marion will speak to that more.
> Could you please use punctuation when you type your messages though. I 
> find them harder to follow with speech. I hate to say this, but 
> periods and commas do sort of make the message a little more readable.
>
> Thanks.
> Cindy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura T via 
> nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 6:32 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Walmart
>
> I would like to vent my frustrations about a policy that needs 
> changing I am a guide dog user and I have worked with my employer 
> Walmart for 6 months to get permission to bring my dog to work with me 
> Which I have gotten just getting the final arrangments in place But 
> Walmart's service dog policy for the general public shopping in the 
> store hurts those of us that have legitimate service animals the 
> policy states that only a salaried member of management can make an 
> inquiry into the nature of why an animal is in the store Unless thew 
> door greater makes the call to question upon entering the store.Now 
> let me go on to say that in my store they have reassigned the door 
> greeters to other tasks and management has little time to police this 
> issueI have seen kittens wrapped in blankets in the store and 8 week 
> old puppies being brought in just to be shown off my feeling is that 
> if anyone can walk through any door of Walmart at any time with any 
> animal this is hurting those of us who really  need service animals 
> animals that are untrained one of these days are going to bite someone 
> or worse yet harm a "real" service animal the sad part is that these 
> people don't even have to pretend that the animal is a service animal. 
> I have tried to speak with store management and have been told that it 
> is a corporate policy been shown the policy and told that they will 
> not change it because Walmart was sued in the past for harassing a 
> person with a service dog and lost if anyone else here works for 
> Walmart I would like to know if your experience is different  But I 
> would also like the groups opinion if I am taking this too personally 
> because I am a guide dog user and a Walmart employee thanks 
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