[NAGDU] European Guide Dogs Federation petition

[Dan Weiner]

I'll be glad to sign, it is sad that after probably ninety years or so 
of guide dog training and use, both here, and in Europe, there are 
still  so many issues...


Dan



On 3/21/2017 10:38 AM, Lisa via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> yes, I  know this is an American list. But I thought maybe there are 
> people on here who are interested in guide dogs in Europe and would 
> like to support the EGDF's project. So, here's an e-mail from the 
> European Guide Dog Federation asking for help:
>
>
> European Guide Dog Federation newsletter
> European Guide Dog Federation News
> View this email in your browser (
> http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=59c643ddcfe1d24aed667dc00&id=62b55d4110&e=209c54a58c) 
>
>
>
> ** Sign Our European Parliament Petition for Better Laws for 
> Guide/Assistance Dogs
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Just 5 minutes will make a difference
>
>
>
> **
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>
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> **
> We have been surprised and dismayed to see that people working in the 
> European Parliament and the European Commission have no idea of the 
> constant problems
> faced by disabled people with assistance dogs.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> In Brussels, where European laws are made, taxi drivers often refuse 
> to take a guide dog and sometimes the police support the taxi driver 
> rather than the
> disabled person.  Hotels try to charge extra for an assistance dog; 
> restaurants refuse service to a guide dog owner.  And it can be much 
> worse in countries
> that do not have a culture of accepting dogs or where guide dogs are 
> extremely rare.
>
> Eurocrats seem to believe that when the United Nations Convention on 
> the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was ratified, the problem was 
> solved.  But
> we know that every day in every country assistance dog owners are 
> inconvenienced and even humiliated by being refused goods and services 
> by people who
> do not know or do not apply the convention.
>
> By signing our petition you support the need for a European law to 
> guarantee that assistance dog users have full access rights to all 
> public areas and
> facilities.
>
> Please note that you do not have to be European to sign the petition; 
> it asks for your nationality and every nationality in the world is 
> included in the
> drop-down list.  We would be grateful if you take the time to support 
> this petition wherever you are in the world.
>
> How to sign the petition:
> 1. Follow thislink: (
> http://EGDFed.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=59c643ddcfe1d24aed667dc00&id=2e9259771e&e=209c54a58c 
>
>  ) and complete the form.
> 2. You will be sent an email saying that the account is created; click 
> on the link to log in.
> 3.  Click on "Support a petition".
> 4.  Search on our petition number "1140/2015".  A summary of the 
> petition is at the bottom of the screen.
> 5.  Click on "View" and then  "Support" and the job is done.
>
> Today there are 201 signatures.  If each of you signs it, we can see 
> the number climb to over 1000, which would make it one of the 
> fastest-growing petitions
> in the European Parliament.  If you spread the word in your 
> organisation and every guide dog trainer and user in Europe makes the 
> effort to sign, we could
> achieve an amazing 15,000 signatures.
>
> Why not do it now and watch the number grow?
>
> Thank you very much
>
> Executive Director
> European Guide Dog Federation
>
>
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