[nagdu] {Disarmed} Your Travel Through Orlando Airport

Tue Jun 23 00:51:40 UTC 2015

Jenine.
Thank you for this
information.  IMO, it should
be posted on the nfb announce
list and other lists.  I am
sure many people had no idea
about this service.  
Have a blessed day.
Best regards,
Melissa R Green and Pj

President colorado asociation
of guide dog users.
Love is being committed with
out a guarantee.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu
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rg] On Behalf Of Jenine
Stanley via nagdu
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015
6:27 PM
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National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Cc: Jenine Stanley
Subject: Re: [nagdu]
{Disarmed} Your Travel Through
Orlando Airport

Janice and Marsha, 

These frustrations are just
more good reasons to call
ahead for a Passenger Support
specialist to go with you
through the security line.
These agents have received
additional special training
and will escort you and keep
track of your belongings. 

You can call 72 hours prior to
your flight at 1-855-787-2227.
Give them your flight numbers
and times of arrival and
departure back home and
someone will call or email you
usually the day before your
flight. 

You can also ask for the
Passenger Support Specialist
or PSS at the check in point.
You may have to wait a few
minutes while they find
someone but if you ask, they
must provide you with one. 

My husband has trouble hearing
and now deals with PTSD in
crowds. He never travels now
without notifying TSA of his
need for someone to assist
during the screening process.
It takes a lot of stress off
him. 

I also use them extensively
when traveling and have met
some truly wonderful people in
that line of work. 

Jenine Stanley
jeninems at wowway.com

http://www.twitter.com/jeninem
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> On Jun 22, 2015, at 8:15 PM,
Janice Toothman via nagdu
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Marsha,
> As a Deaf-Blind guide dog
user with mobility issues I
have had difficulty at airport
TSA security.
> 
> Since I also use an FM
system that my dad would wear
to assist me through airport
that feeds directly into my
hearing aids, I am continually
frustrated by the TSA workers
who require me to place my
assistive Listening Device,
even when I explain the
purpose of it and that I am
Deaf-Blind I still must remove
it.
> 
> I also have a nebulizer for
my asthma, which one type my
dad informed me they tried to
take apart.  I have numerous
medications, some that need
refrigeration that have to be
declared.  Plus due to medical
condition I have to carry
pureed food that sometimes
excedes the 3oz limitation for
carry-on.
> 
> Because I can't hear, I do
not know where to go and they
usually do not want to come
close enough for me to hear
them.  It is frustrating and
annoying.  Then it takes
awhile to assemble everything
back and to make sure that I
have not lost any crucial
piece of technology.
> Janice
> 
> On 6/22/2015 2:24 PM, Aleeha
Dudley via nagdu wrote:
>> The unfortunate thing is
that canines are often used to
transport contraband end it Is
easy for a criminal to hide
explosives and other items in
a dogs cavities.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 22, 2015, at 2:06
PM, Debby Phillips via nagdu
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Marsha, as I understand
it, they are required to check
for explosives, whether you
have touched your dog going
through the metal detector or
not.  What they say is that
explosives leave a residue on
a person's hands.  What I
haven't quite figured out is
why people with dogs would be
automatically chosen to be
checked for explosives.  But
that's the way it goes.
Lately TSA has been really hit
hard for missing things, they
failed like 73% of the time
during a test period.  So I'm
imagining that security will
be even tighter.  I do think
that TSA (like many other
agencies and departments),
needs more training about
disabilities.  But it is
doubtful that they will do
that.  Everything comes down
to money in these times.  I'm
not sure what to suggest
regarding not hearing what the
TSA people are saying.
Perhaps if you can get the
attention of one specific
person at the beginning of the
process, they will let others
know? I'm just not sure.  Wish
I had a better answer for
that.
>>     Peace,    Debby
>>>
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