[NAGDU] FW: [Njagdu] Blind woman and guide dog kicked off American Airline flight

Sat Mar 18 10:53:16 UTC 2017

Rachel,

	I agree with what you state about being accused of bad behavior even
when one stays calm and rational. When I was denied a ride on our para
transit service last November, one of the witnesses - who happened to have
been sitting the furthest away from a closed door with the air conditioning
on - said I used the "N word" and made other racial slurs toward the driver
who denied my access. Interestingly, neither the driver nor the passenger
closest to the door both stated I did not; however, the state attorney
refused to prosecute the case bassed upon this one false assertion. BTW,
when I told my drummer (who happens to be black) what was said about me, his
reaction was, "Dude! You?" Anyone who knows me even casually knows how
offensive racial slurs are to me!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

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 Rachel Grider via
NAGDU
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 7:23 PM
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Cc: Rachel Grider
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] FW: [Njagdu] Blind woman and guide dog kicked off
American Airline flight

Hi, All:

It has been interesting and educational to read these messages. I have
not had my guide dog long and have not really experienced anything
like thiss, except for one time in which I was denied entry into an
event because of my dog; this was upsetting, but I was able to speak
with the manager and was allowed in with many apologies. I have no
doubt that I will experience many similar situations that not be as
easily solved.

I don't want to restate what has already been said. Some of you
mentioned, however, that even if the person being denied access is
calm and professional, they may be accused of being angry and hostile.
Do you think that recording these conversations would possibly make
solving the discrimination problems easier? This way, you would
actually have proof of what actually took place to show the supervisor
or the police...

Cheers!

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On 3/17/17, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dogs must not eat any food but water. I have never had
> Do you mean that you never feed your dog anything but water before you
fly,
> or is there a ruling about it?
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dbTarzan via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 4:58 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: dbTarzan <dr.dbtarzan at gmail.com>; Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] FW: [Njagdu] Blind woman and guide dog kicked off
> American Airline flight
>
> Hi everyone, dbTarzan here.
> I have ever had flight 200 times with my guide dog in Japan.
> I have to present a guide dog certificate at an airline counter in order
to
> board an airplane. I put my dog under my legs. The seat next to me is
> blanked if it is not crowded.
> Dogs must not eat any food but water. I have never had trouble so far.
>
> dbTarzan.
>
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