[NAGDU] Advocacy Around Flying

[Charlene Ota]

I wish I knew how to forward facebook posts to the list.  Yesterday I saw a
post that someone shared about the email they wrote to Jet Blue after they
were ultimately denied and had to purchase a ticket on another airline to
get to their destination.  It was very well written, but unfortunately, a
terrible experience with that airline.  Maybe the person is on this list,
I'm not sure, and they might be willing to share it. I believe the person's
name is Ashley Townsend, she was traveling to do a presentation for Guiding
Eyes, I believe, for one of their fundraisers.


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Raul Gallegos - NAGDU
via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 6:11 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
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Cc: Raul Gallegos - NAGDU <rgallegos at nagdu.org>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Advocacy Around Flying

Hello Michael and others interested. We will definitely have updates
concerning flying with your guide dog, the forms, and what NAGDU has been
doing.

The NAGDU seminar and business meetings will definitely have this discussion
in the agenda. We look forward to seeing you there in person, but if you
can't come in person, you can still join via Zoom. Once the agendas are
finalized, they will be shared on our lists. Meanwhile, I highly encourage
you to register for one or both of the meetings. You an find the details
from the following link.

https://nagdu.org/national-convention


Thanks.


Raul Gallegos / President
National Association of Guide Dog Users
346.439.7444 | RGallegos at nagdu.org
https://www.nagdu.org


On 6/21/2023 4:22 PM, Michael Forzano via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am curious if the NAGDU board has any updates on advocacy around the 
> challenges that we are facing as guide dog handlers around the DOT 
> forms, or on what we as members can do to help. As a frequent traveler 
> I have thankfully been able to avoid issues as I know how the system 
> works for the airlines that I fly. But I am seeing stories on social 
> media of folks being discriminated against more and more often, and 
> not just being held up at the airport either but actually being told 
> by airline customer service that they cannot fly because their form 
> was not approved. I truly believe this issue should be a top priority 
> for our organization. Are there plans to discuss at our upcoming meetings
at convention?
>
> -Mike
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