[Oagdu] Denied service and NAGDU app

[deannakay03 at gmail.com]

Sounds like you should never go on vacation again! Lol. 
I've never had any problems with Mexican restaurants. Better knock on wood! 
I was worried when I went to a nail salon a few weeks ago, but didn't have any issues except a few of the workers were scared of Mambo. So you just never know. 
Deanna 

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> On Jun 6, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Marianne Denning via Oagdu <oagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This always seems to happen to me on vacation.  We were visiting
> Virginia Beech yesterday and wanted to eat in a Mexican restaurant
> near the beech.  We went in and I was told the dog could not be there.
> I told them it was against the law to deny me services but they
> insisted.  My husband called the Virginia Beech police and I looked up
> the law for the state of VA.  When the police officer arrived he said
> he really wasn't aware of the law so I showed him the law from my app.
> He went inside and talked to the owners.  They agreed to let me come
> in.  They wanted me to sit in the back though.  We chose not to fight
> that fight yesterday.  If anyone has a service dog and is at Virginia
> Beech please go to Side Street Cantina on 11th St.  I want to thank
> NAGDU for the app because it really helped.  It was so much better
> than the book I used to get because it allowed me to know the law and
> have it ready for the police.
> 
> BTW, yes, the owners did not speak English and are not aware of the
> laws.  It seems like imigrants are the most likely to deny me service
> but they need educating too.
> 
> -- 
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
> 
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