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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tracy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank you for following up on keeping the NJAGDU
membership up-to-date on what is happening on the NAGDU list. Personally I know
I would not have known until I was at the convention and at the Resolution
Committee as I am presenting another resolution dealing with the NFB DAN
(Diabetes Action Network).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If we need to bring this onto our state level, this
document would be a good starting place for us to work with.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Vinny<BR>Vincent Chaney Jr<BR>NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board of
Directors<BR>NFBNJ Diabetes Division President <BR>NJAGDU Division
President<BR>NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President <BR>NFBNJ.ORG
Webmaster<BR></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=carcione@access.net href="mailto:carcione@access.net">Tracy
Carcione</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=njagdu@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:njagdu@nfbnet.org">njagdu@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:58
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Njagdu] [Fwd: [nagdu]
Resolution Concerning Service Animals]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Below is a message our NAGDU president, Marion Gwizdala, sent
to the NAGDU<BR>list regarding a resolution he is bringing to the national
convention.<BR>Tracy<BR><BR><BR>---------------------------- Original Message
----------------------------<BR>Subject: [nagdu] Resolution Concerning Service
Animals<BR>From: "Marion Gwizdala" <<A
href="mailto:blind411@verizon.net">blind411@verizon.net</A>><BR>Date:
Tue, June 29, 2010 8:49 pm<BR>To: "NAGDU List"
<<A
href="mailto:nagdu@nfbnet.org">nagdu@nfbnet.org</A>><BR>
""FLAGDU List"" <<A
href="mailto:FLAGDU@NFBNET.ORG">FLAGDU@NFBNET.ORG</A>><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Dear
All,<BR> Pasted below and attached to this message is a
resolution we will<BR>present at the 2010 annual meeting of the National
Association of<BR>Guide Dog Users and to the general assembly. Please take the
time to<BR>read this resolution and ask any questions you may have.
The<BR>membership will be asked to vote on endorsing this resolution
before<BR>it is presented to the entire convention.<BR><BR>fraternally
yours,<BR>Marion Gwizdala, President<BR>National Association of Guide Dog
Users<BR>National Federation of the Blind<BR>813-626-2789<BR><A
href="mailto:Blind411@Verizon.net">Blind411@Verizon.net</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>RESOLUTION
2010-XX<BR><BR>Regarding Civil Rights Protection of Blind Persons<BR><BR>and
Their Service Animals in Public Accommodations<BR><BR>Proponent: Marion
Gwizdala<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, the purpose of the National
Federation of the Blind is "the<BR>removal of the legal, social, and economic
barriers faced by the blind" so<BR>that we will achieve "full integration into
society on terms of equality";<BR>and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, discrimination
by places of public accommodation is one of the<BR>barriers faced by the
blind, especially among those who choose to use a<BR>guide dog as their
mobility tool; and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, state laws vary in the protection
from discrimination that they<BR>offer to their blind citizens;
and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
prohibits<BR>discrimination on the basis of disability in public
accommodations and<BR>offers greater protection against discrimination than
many state laws; and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, many states have laws that
contain provisions that are<BR>incongruent with the ADA, such as requirements
that service animals must<BR>wear specific gear, provisions for muzzling,
requirements for<BR>documentation, language concerning certifications that do
not exist, and<BR>prohibitions of service animals in zoos, all of which are
considered<BR>discriminatory under the ADA; and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS,
although the ADA has been in existence for twenty years, many<BR>states have
not bothered to change their laws to conform with the ADA;
and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, a large majority of states provide criminal
penalties for<BR>discrimination on the basis of disability, allowing law
enforcement to<BR>intervene, generally resulting in an immediate resolution of
such access<BR>issues, while providing appropriate penalties for more
serious<BR>infractions; and<BR><BR><BR><BR>WHEREAS, criminal penalties allow
for a more expeditious resolution of<BR>such access issues (benefiting the
disabled community, in general, and<BR>society as a whole) by addressing
discrimination at the local level, while<BR>relieving individuals from the
burden of costly litigation and prolonged<BR>civil processes: Now,
therefore,<BR><BR><BR><BR>BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the
Blind in Convention<BR>assembled this seventh day of July, 2010, in the city
of Dallas, Texas,<BR>that this organization call upon state legislatures to
examine their<BR>statutes for parity with the ADA, removing provisions that
are not in<BR>conformity with this Federal law; and<BR><BR><BR><BR>BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization call upon the remaining<BR>states that
do not provide criminal penalties for discrimination against<BR>blind guide
dog users to more effectively promote and protect the equal<BR>rights of their
blind citizens by creating criminal penalties for acts of<BR>discrimination;
and<BR><BR><BR><BR>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization urge all
states to protect<BR>the civil rights of the blind by vigorous enforcement of
the law.<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>nagdu mailing
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