[Nyagdu] Greyhound to Settle ADA Complaints

[Marion Gwizdala]

Cheryl,

	I received the information from one of the plaintiffs who is a
member of NAGDU. She sent me the link to the Southeast ADA Business
Technical Assistance Center which is the link I posted in the message. 
Fraternally yours,
Marion 



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From: Nyagdu [mailto:nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
Echevarria via Nyagdu
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 8:23 AM
To: 'New York Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Cheryl Echevarria
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Greyhound to Settle ADA Complaints

But thank you for posting this update on the greyhound settlement. I did not
receive this information from anyone of the people we have been working
with, or Travel & Tourism would have released a statement. 

Thank you.


Cheryl Echevarria, President
National Federation of the Blind - Travel & Tourism Division Vice President
National Federation of the Blind of New York State - Greater Long Island
Chapter
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nyagdu [mailto:nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl
echevarria via Nyagdu
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 8:01 AM
To: New York Association of Guide Dog Users <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Greyhound to Settle ADA Complaints



Marion the national office and travel and tourism division have been working
on the Greyhound issue for a few months now. We have in fact had meetings
with essential accessibility and we are getting a lot of information in a
positive way. We are having our monthly meeting on Thursday at 7pm in
reference to this. I will be sending something to David Andrews to send out
to the.membership list


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-------- Original message --------
From: Marion Gwizdala via Nyagdu <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: 02/22/2016  10:14 PM  (GMT-05:00)
To: 'Florida Association of Guide Dog Users' <flagdu at nfbnet.org>, "'NAGDU
Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>, New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users
<njagdu at nfbnet.org>, 'New York Association of Guide Dog Users'
<nyagdu at nfbnet.org>, mike at michaelhingson.com, oagdu at nfbnet.org, 'Blind Talk
Mailing List' <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>
Subject: [Nyagdu] Greyhound to Settle ADA Complaints

Please circulate the following message as widely as appropriate.



Dear all,



                Greyhound has entered into a settlement agreement with the
United States Department of Justice in which they will pay $300,000 in
compensatory relief and $75,000 in punitive damages stemming from several
ADA violations. You can read the details by visiting



http://www.adasoutheast.org/news/articles.php?id=8087



Fraternally yours,



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!





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