[NAGDU] Disappointed in Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Response

[Scott Berry]

Raul,

As I stated harshly early it’s much about advocating for ourselves.  As you say education plays a very key role in how we are treated.  As far as the airlines are concerned they think that right now we are babied by the government which I see reason for some of the laws but if one doesn’t use his/her own voice then how do we get things accomplished?



> On Jan 25, 2018, at 1:07 PM, Raul A. Gallegos via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Christopher, I think the answer is going to be better education. If businesses like airlines, restaurants, ETC, are educated in the proper way of trying to identify a service animal, that will cut out most of the fakes. For example, do you know the two questions which can be asked? Anyone who is a legit handler should know these, while fake animal handlers may not. If Nelly Neighbor wants to take Rover for a flight across the country just so she doesn't have to pay boarding costs, she may not know the answer to these two questions. I've seen it where people get offended that someone would dare to question the reason for these questions getting asked in the first place. Those people are most likely the fake handlers. Delta's attempt to solve this by requiring us handlers to be treated differently will not be the answer. As I said on the Guiding Eyes list, I am saddened that they are taking the passive approach of simply offering to give users the ability to give Delta what they are proposing, yet failing to see that Delta's idea is violating our rights.
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> On 1/25/2018 1:59 PM, Christopher O'meally via NAGDU wrote:
>> basicly people don't want to be bothered to show paperwork, but they
>> expect to just be let through like everyone else but the fakes can't.
>> it doesn't work that way.
>> On 1/25/18, Scott Berry via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Stacy and all,
>>> 
>>> If people are that concerned then why not put a chip in the ear with all
>>> that info and just scan the chip let’s make it real simple.  Not to be a
>>> smart aleck but you know the way it’s going we’ll probably have chips some
>>> day as well. We’ll be similar to a robot I think it may be quite some time
>>> but I see it coming.
>>> 
>>> 
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