[NAGDU] HB2992

Fri Apr 14 19:29:56 UTC 2017

ADI is attempting to make the law and not doing a very good job at it! We
need to be very diligent!

Marion

Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
National Federation of the Blind
(813) 626-2789
President at NAGDU.ORG

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-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora
via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 11:20 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Danielle Sykora
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] HB2992

As far as I can tell, assistance dog is the ADI term for service dog.
So some people refer to service dogs as assistance dogs. Some people also
use the term "assistance dog" to mean any dog that performs tasks to
mitigate a disability, but use "service dog" to refer to either 1:
non-guiding service dogs or 2: dogs that perform mobility tasks.

It's really confusing sometimes, and I wish people would stick to the ADA
definition of service dog, because it's the only one that legally matters.

Danielle and Thai

On 4/14/17, NAGDU President via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> 	We are working to change some of these misconceptions about the law 
> among our law enforcement and state's attorneys. I am of the opinion 
> that we need to be on the front lines and push for enforcement and 
> prosecution. At this very writing, we are attempting to press the 
> State Attorney of the 13th Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County 
> (Tampa), Florida to prosecute a case of clear and unambiguous access 
> denial with obvious criminal intent and full knowledge. Our SAO is 
> asserting that all previous cases have been null proxed (dismissed) 
> telling him the law is unenforceable. He is refusing to do any further 
> research to get the details which would demonstrate that the law is, 
> indeed, enforceable and all the dismissals came after the dfendants 
> performed up to 40 hours of community service. I believe it is now 
> time for us to urge prosecution and refuse plea bargains that give the 
> appearance of poor legislation. In addition, NAGDU is completing work 
> on a toolkit that will help law enforcement and prosecutors understand the
law better.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU) National 
> Federation of the Blind
> (813) 626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the 
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise 
> expectations because low expectations create barriers between blind  
> people and our dreams. You can live the life you want! Blindness is 
> not what holds you back.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner 
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 7:49 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Dan Weiner
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] HB2992
>
> misdemeanor offense, it will probably have the same enforcement value 
> as our access laws, in short pretty much nothing, any time I've had 
> access law violations the police tell me that it's a civil matter and 
> they can't do anything.
>
> Such is the state of affairs almost ninety years after the beginning 
> of the guide dog movement.
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> On 4/14/2017 1:55 AM, Jessica N. Naert via NAGDU wrote:
>> Some of us have discussed this a little bit before. On Monday in 
>> Texas, HB
> 2992 is going to committee to be discussed. Victoria Neave's office 
> authored this bill. Here is what it hopes to accomplish:
>>
>> Would provide that a person commits a misdemeanor offense when they
> falsely represent their animal as a service animal in order to gain 
> access, permission, or benefits reserved for people with disabilities 
> who use service animals. False representation would occur when a 
> person fits an animal with a harness, collar, vest, sign, tag, or 
> leash of the type commonly used by service animals when the animal has 
> not in fact been specially trained.
>>
>> For the actual language of the bill:
>> http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02992I.htm
>>
>> What do you all think?
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