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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to distribute the following message as widely as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>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).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>With kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marion Gwizdala, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(813) 626-2789<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(888) 624-3841 (Hotline)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:President@nagdu.org">President@nagdu.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.nagdu.org">http://www.nagdu.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>High expectations create unlimited potential for the blind!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please copy and paste the following template into a new message and return it to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Info@NAGDU.ORG">Info@NAGDU.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Name:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Address:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Telephone number<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email Address<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Home:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Work:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please use the following template for each incident you wish to share.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Date of Incident:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Location of Incident:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Did you contact law enforcement? If so, which department? What was their response<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What was the final outcome of the incident?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please share a brief explanation of the incident.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do you have any further comments you would like to share with the National Association of Guide dog Users or state officials?<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>