[Nyagdu] Updates on NAGDU member and hotel stay in France.

[cheryl echevarria]

Good morning everyone:
NAGDU Member Laurel French has allowed me to post the updates of the situation with the hotel stay for Paris, France in May.
Here is our recent e-mail, and I have also once again wrote to French Federation of Guide Dogs Association, about the hotel not budging on this even though it is illegal and that the school itself came up with the money.
Here is what I am talking about.
Hi CherylSorry I didn't write you back yesterday, I had midterms and yesterday was just crazy! Rofl :-)So, here's the deal. The hotel is saying that in fact they are charging me $1800 Not because I have Stockard, but because they will not allow me to be in a room for two people, they want me to be in a room for three people because of Stockard, and I do not have a choice. They're not willing to budge, I have to pay $1800 for the different size in room. So, I talked to my university, and instead of me going elsewhere and staying at a different hotel, they found the $1800 themselves and are willing to pay the difference. It's pretty amazing if you think about it, normally I could not have begged my university to do this for me, but the professor I have who's in charge of the trip is awesome, and she insisted that if we're going to have to pay the $1800 that they be the ones to do it. She agrees that Stockard is extremely important and must come on the trip, and she also agrees that what they're doing is not right. Even their insistence that I can't be in a room for two people is wrong, but since they won't budge, the university is just going to pay the difference and suck it up. Thank you so much for the information, and for helping me out. If I had not been armed with that information, I might not have been able to get my professor to convince the university to pay. I forwarded your email and I think that the information you gave us, was really important when my professor went to the department head of modern languages and convinced her that they in fact needed to help me out. I know that she showed your information to this lady, and that's part of the reason they approved the $1800 to help me. :-)
Again, thank you so much, I really really appreciate the help! Have a wonderful day! :-) Laurel and Stockard



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