[NAGDU] re post on air b and b

[Star Gazer]

				Interesting Gabe. 
Can I ask why you got a dog from an American school? Since you don't have the id, can you be denied access? 
What type of embarrassment does the school in Ireland think it will prevent by showing the id?  Is there any distinction regarding who can ask for the id? In other words, how would a person know that the request is coming from the right authority v. a random person who just wants to be nosy or intimidate?

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Good day all
I have been following this thread, over the last day or two, i have found it slightly strange, in the following ways:
1: I thought that all homes, on the air b and b website and network  were private homes that offer alternatives to costly hotels, motels etc,.  So my curiosity has gotten the better of me now, in the following way, if they are private homes does this not give the owners certain rights, that is they can refuse anybody accommodation or  entery to their house, or since they are letting their homes, rooms etc to the public does federal and state law differ on this matter?  In other words are they now public property while being rented out? or are they still private homes? This is where my curiosity has kicked in The second question that I have for this list, is the following and some people might not agree with this second part of the post, but just give me a moment to explain after the question.  This question had to do with whole idea of ID Cards and disclosure when booking places or transport.  I know, that this type of question, can get the blood boiling, and others might agree with the whole idea of carrying a ID Card, I can only talk about the regulations and law in the Republic of Ireland, now when you qualify with your guide dog from the one school you are required to carry your ID Card that is issued to you at all times, their reasoning for this is to “save embarrassing moments for you as a guide dog owner, for the staff and for members of the public”.  On the cards that are issued there is a photograph of you and the law is printed on the reverse side the law is printed on it stating your rights under equality law.

This ID Card does not apply to me, as my current guide is not from that school, so I do not have their ID Card, I do have and carry the ID Card that I received from Pilot dogs, but that means very little in Ireland, I have only being asked to show it once and that was on a public transport bus, that was dealt with very speedy by myself and the bus company, it is very rare now, that you would be asked for ID Cards in Ireland, but if your dog is from the guide dog school again they state to you that you have to carry it with you at all times, finally the whole idea of disclosing when booking transport or hotels etc the school again tell you that you have to inform them that you have a guide dog again see the quote above, yes I would have been guilty in the past of doing this on a couple of occasions but with my guide now, no i do not, and I have seen the benefit of not disclosing, so my mind et was changed over the last year and that was due to talking to somebody on this whole issue, and I am very thankful to that person.
Many thanks for allowing me to put my thoughts out here in regards to the air b and b question and ID card part of this email gabriel _______________________________________________
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