[NAGDU] Delta Should Leave Blind Travelers Alone

[Star Gazer]

			My problem with how this is worded is that people
with disabilities can have untrained dogs. You don't mention this in what
you wrote. 

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Delta Should Leave Blind Travelers Alone

I just posted the response below to the Huffington Post article from
Kuusisto on their conversation page about the article.

*David in Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com*
On 2/1/2018 11:19 AM, Jenine Stanley via NAGDU wrote:
> Nothing like Divide and conquer. I was mortified by this article, and
Steve and I usually agree on things of this sort.
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Kuusisto is absoutely and unequivocally wrong in saying that, "All guide dog
users already carry ID cards issued by schools certifying the team pictured
is legitimate, ... " Some schools do, indeed, provide ID cards, but their is
no certification involved. Many guide dog users self train. 
There is no certifiying agency. The ADA, in fact, does not allow the
disabled to be required to provide identification and there is no provision
in the ACAA which regulates air travel access by the disabled requiring
certification or ID cards. The problem with people faking disability in
order to take untrained pets aboard aircraft is owned by the airlines. If an
animal is misbehaving, being aggressive, lunging, barking, or relieving
itself before boarding airlines should refuse to allow the animal to board.
If these behaviors present themselves after boarding the airplane, the
airlines must remove the animal, if possible, and subject the passenger who
improperly asserted a disability to additional fees. Requiring vaccination
certificates will not solve the problems that passengers and those of us
with service animals are facing from those who bring untrained pets into
public places and public transportation. The only reasonable solution is for
businesses to own up to the problem and refuse service to handlers of
misbehaving animals. To say they are afraid of being sued is a poor excuse.
Do they have problems ejecting someone who pees on the floor, or attacks
other customer or staff? Of course not.
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