[NAGDU] Disappointed in Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Response
d m gina
dmgina at mysero.net
Thu Jan 25 19:43:29 UTC 2018
I think I am missing a step here.
The school is willing to give out the cards, what I am hearing you say
is we don't show the cards?
The school feels if you show the card this would help?
Is this what I am understanding?
Then if you keep up with the certificate of all shots, this would be fine?
I am not sure what else I would need to bring?
Thanks,
Original message:
> I’d like to share the link to the guiding eyes page on which the
> statement is posted.
> Here’s the link:
> https://www.guidingeyes.org/33497/access-hotline-for-our-graduates/
> Here’s the text:
> “[...]
> On January 19, 2018, Delta Airlines announced the requirement of a
> health certificate for service animals on all domestic flights. Guiding
> Eyes is communicating with Delta to understand how to help our
> graduates navigate these new procedures.
> Guiding Eyes currently provides health certificates to all graduates
> that are valid up to one year (depending on date of vaccinations.)
> After the initial certificate expires, we can provide an updated health
> certificate to graduates who bring their guides to the Guiding Eyes
> Training Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, for a check-up by a staff
> veterinarian.
> We continue to issue I.D. cards and letters to all graduates certifying
> that each Guiding Eyes guide dog has been formally trained as a service
> dog and has been taught to be well behaved in public. While not
> required by law, these can be helpful in resolving access challenges.
> The entire Guiding Eyes community works hard to make sure our dogs are
> bred, socialized and trained to be well behaved in public. Guiding Eyes
> remains committed to assisting our graduates and are pleased to add
> this enhancement to our comprehensive follow up services. If you have
> any questions about this announcement please contact me directly.
> Sincerely,
> Ben Cawley
> Director of Admissions
> Guiding Eyes for the Blind
> 914-243-2227<tel:914-243-2227>
> 800-942-0149<tel:800-942-0149>
> bcawley at guidingeyes.org<mailto:bcawley at guidingeyes.org>”
> Check us out
> @chief - a service dog
> on Facebook
> On Jan 24, 2018, at 10:16 PM, Milissa Garside via NAGDU
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> Wow, I just saw the statement on the guiding eyes website that this
> response refers to. Pretty darn disappointing.
> Milissa
> Sent from my iPad
> On Jan 25, 2018, at 12:12 AM, Sonja O via NAGDU
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> Very disappointing, indeed.
> Thanks for sharing.
> Best wishes to you, sonja
> Check us out
> @chief - a service dog
> on Facebook
> On Jan 24, 2018, at 8:59 PM, NAGDU President via NAGDU
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> Dear NAGDU Members & Supporters,
> I am writing to share with you my comments to Guiding Eyes for the Blind
> regarding their comments on Delta's proposed service animal policy.
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala their statement
> January 24, 2018
> Dear Mr. Cawley,
> Via Email: bcawley at guidingeyes.org<mailto:bcawley at guidingeyes.org>
> I want to express my extreme disappointment with the
> response by Guiding eyes for the Blind to the issue we are facing with delta
> Airlines. The National Association of Guide Dog Users, a strong and proud
> division of the National Federation of the Blind, is committed to
> advocating for all guide dog users, whether they receive their guide dogs
> from a formal training program or choose to owner-train their dogs. We are
> also aware that, when we advocate for policies that affect us as guide dog
> users, we have a more global responsibility to the entire service dog
> industry. We take this responsibility seriously and reject any attempt to
> weaken our civil rights. This being said, we oppose any measures that have
> the effect of discriminating against disabled individuals who use service
> dogs, including the imposition of an unequal benefit, something Guiding Eyes
> for the Blind seems to condone in their recent statement.
> Though it is true that consumers of Guiding Eyes for the Blind and other
> guide dog training programs are issued identification cards, these cards are
> not and should not be required as a precondition for access under the Air
> Carrier Access Act or a covered entity under the Americans with Disabilities
> Act. Though it is equally true that all responsible animal owners, including
> guide and service dog users, must accept the responsibility of maintaining
> the health of their dogs, it is paternalistic to require us to demonstrate
> that we are doing so just because we are blind or otherwise disabled and use
> a service dog! The requirement to present a health record as a precondition
> to travel is discriminatory and imposes an undue burden for those of us who
> use service dogs. Likewise, the inability to book on-demand travel and
> check-in online, curbside, or by means of a kiosk is a discriminatory
> unequal benefit.
> By issuing their statement, Guiding Eyes for the Blind has
> done a disservice to their consumers and the entire service dog using
> public. Such an ill-informed position compromises the progress made by the
> National Federation of the Blind and the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users to ensure that service dog users have the right to full participation
> in society on terms of full equality and to travel freely without harassment
> or the imposition of unnecessary, burdensome requirements.
> The National Association of Guide Dog Users strongly urges
> Guiding Eyes for the Blind to rescind their statement and take a stand with
> us to demand that those of us who choose to use service dogs have the
> ability to travel freely and on equal terms with our nondisabled peers. We
> further urge
> all guide and service dog training programs to stand with the National
> Federation of the blind and its National Association of Guide Dog Users to
> ensure that their consumers are well-informed about their civil rights under
> the law and take an active role in advocating for those rights.
> For more information about the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users, please visit our website
> http://nagdu.org
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> Live the life you want; nobody can stop you!
> Respectfully yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
> (813) 626-2789
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> 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.
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