[Nfbf-l] Service animal Users' Testimonials needed

[Marion Gwizdala]

Please feel free to distribute the following message as widely as
appropriate.

As the leader in service animal advocacy and policy, the National
Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU), a strong & proud division of the
National Federation of the Blind (NFB), works proactively to secure the
rights of guide and other service dog users. Representatives of NAGDU will
be meeting with high-level officials of the state of Florida in an effort to
enhance the understanding of the civil rights of those who choose to use
service dogs. We will be discussing a statewide campaign to educate places
of public accommodation about their legal rights and responsibilities as it
pertains to access of service dogs, as well as an initiative to better train
State's Attorneys, law enforcement officers, and private security officers
about Florida's service dog laws.

 

                In an effort to illustrate the need for such measures, we
would like your help. If you have faced access issues in the state of
Florida because you were accompanied by a service dog, please take a few
minutes to share this experience with us. We have provided you a simple
template below my signature to help you provide the information that will
help us impress upon state official the need for the initiatives we are
planning to implement.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at
the NAGDU Information & Advocacy Hotline: 888-NAGDU411  (888-624-3841).

 

With kind regards,

 

Marion Gwizdala, President

National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.

National Federation of the Blind

(813) 626-2789

(888) 624-3841 (Hotline)

President at nagdu.org

http://www.nagdu.org

 

High expectations create unlimited potential for the blind!

 

 

Please copy and paste the following template into a new message and return
it to

 

Info at NAGDU.ORG

 

Name:

Address:

Telephone number

Email Address

Home:

Work:

Mobile: 

 

Please use the following template for each incident you wish to share.

Date of Incident:

Location of Incident:

Did you contact law enforcement? If so, which department? What was their
response

What was the final outcome of the incident?

Please share a brief explanation of the incident.

Do you have any further comments you would like to share with the National
Association of Guide dog Users or state officials?