[Oagdu] City Hall experience.

[Deanna Lewis]

Hi Angel,
Yes, I was thinking that too, maybe he wanted to see his county license. The thing is, he didn’t even look through the tags on his collar. And, I actually have not gotten this new pup a county license yet.
Deanna

From: Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angel via Oagdu
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 6:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.

Perhaps he wanted to be assured the dog was licensed?  Which would be on his tags.
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Subject: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.

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, “Is that a service dog?”
Me, “Yes, he is a guide dog” and I pointed to his harness, which has Guide Dogs for the Blind written all over it.
He said, “I need to see his tags,”
What tags??? I have never been asked that before. I had the feeling that he meant he wanted to see his ID. I don’t typically carry his GDB ID card on me, since they legally can’t 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.
I’m wondering if I should call down to City Hall and speak to the guard’s supervisor?
Deanna and Mambo

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