[Oagdu] City Hall experience.
meandthedog at oberlin.net
meandthedog at oberlin.net
Wed Jul 29 00:31:30 UTC 2015
>Interesting point. MS. and her MOM.
Perhaps he wanted to be assured the dog was licensed? Which would be on
> his tags.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deanna Lewis via Oagdu
> To: Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List
> Cc: Deanna Lewis
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:57 AM
> Subject: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.
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>
> Hi,
>
> I had an interesting experience yesterday at City Hall in downtown
> Cincinnati. I was down there participating in our 25th Anniversary ADA
> event and walk. Before the walk started, I went into City Hall to use
> the bathroom. I have been inside there several times before. There was a
> security officer by the front door, and I asked him if it was alright to
> use the bathroom.
>
> He asked, âIs that a service dog?â
>
> Me, âYes, he is a guide dogâ and I pointed to his harness, which has
> Guide Dogs for the Blind written all over it.
>
> He said, âI need to see his tags,â
>
> What tags??? I have never been asked that before. I had the feeling that
> he meant he wanted to see his ID. I donât typically carry his GDB ID
> card on me, since they legally canât ask for that. So, the only tags I
> could think of were his name tag, microchip tag, and GDB tag on his
> collar. So, I showed him his collar with the tags. That seemed to
> satisfy him and we went ahead and headed through the building.
>
> I just found this whole experience as bizarre and irritating. I mean, of
> all places, City Hall should know the service dog laws! LOL
>
> Funny that this occurred just before the ADA celebration. We still have
> a very long road ahead of us.
>
> Iâm wondering if I should call down to City Hall and speak to the
> guardâs supervisor?
>
> Deanna and Mambo
>
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