[nagdu] Service animal documentation?

[Michael Hingson]

All,

I would also add that requiring documentation does not solve the problem.
All that will happen is that people who insist on taking their fake service
dogs with them will find entrepreneurs who will produce fake documentation.
This will continue to make it harder for us and someone will then come along
demanding even more concessions and documentation from us. 


Best,


Michael Hingson

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marion Gwizdala
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Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:56 AM
To: 'Debby Phillips'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users'; 'Skewis, Brian at DCA'; pawpower4me at gmail.com
Subject: [nagdu] Service animal documentation?

Debbie,

	I am not writing to necessarily disagree; however, for me, the issue
is not one of pride in or brand loyalty to a specific training program but
the law and civil rights. As for pride and loyalty, there are better ways to
express this than presenting documentation or the dog wearing specific gear.
It can be done by the person wearing the gear, such as a shirt with the name
and logo of the program or brochures about the program. I have expressed
numerous times that presenting documentation when question only reinforces
the challenges faced by those of us who either do not have or choose to not
present the documentation. It may make it easier for the one person but
makes it more difficult for the rest. JMHO!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
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Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 6:38 PM
To: Skewis, Brian at DCA; pawpower4me at gmail.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org;
semisweetdebby at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Proposed Act Regarding Service Dogs from the
stateof Maine.

Hi Brian, I'm glad if we are able to help you understand where we are coming
from, and if it helps in any way in you answering some of the questions that
come your way.

My thoughts are not agreed with by most on this list, but I'll tell you what
I think.  I do have an ID card, and I would have no problem showing it.  I'm
proud of the work that Neena and I do together, and I'm very happy with the
school I have received my dogs from, which is The Seeing EYE in New JERSEY.
But there are lots of valid reasons that people don't agree with me.  First
of all, for those who train their own dogs, where would they get such an
identification card? Yes, I know they can be bought on Ebay.  But my point
is this.  People who drive cars (no matter where they learned from) still
have to get a license to drive.  
So make it a national license.  Make it so that even school-trained dog
handlers would take an oral exam, or something about laws regarding service
dogs, and maybe some training questions that the schools would ask.  For
those who owner train have the same sort of oral exam, or written or
whatever.  I still haven't figured everything out in my head about this, but
I'm working on it, and this is my beginning point.  So don't everybody tell
me what a terrible idea it is.  I'm at least trying to come up with
something besides, "We don't need no stinkin card, or whatever.  Because I
do foresee a time when something will be required, and as I said earlier, we
have to be thinking about what will work and won't work.  Of course we
should do more education of the public, etc.  But honestly, I've had dogs
since 1981 and I don't think, in many ways, that it has 
gotten any better.    Peace,    Debby with Neena

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