<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Amazing and wonderful. What's interesting is that I helped write Kroger's policy. In fact we completely overhauled it two years ago. This after an incident in Atlanta and one in California prompted us to revisit what we consider allowable in a grocery store. At the end of the day the ADA rules.</div><div><br></div><div>Hadn't heard about this one yet but I'm sure I will.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jul 28, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Aleeha Dudley via Oagdu <<a href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org">oagdu@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8">Here’s the thing. Right now, under Ohio law, assistance animals, emotional support animals, are allowed in public places, due to the language in the law. While I am not saying that Kroger is incorrect, I am saying that there is a loophole in the law. <br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 28, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Deanna Lewis via Oagdu <<a href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org" class="">oagdu@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">Good morning,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">This was on the News last night and I thought you all may find it interesting. My comments are at the bottom, following the article.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">MAINEVILLE, Ohio -- A woman with a registered service bird was asked to leave a Kroger store this past weekend -- and the moment was caught on video.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">The bird, a registered service animal named Cooper, has been in the store before with no problem, GeeGee Jackson said. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">Jackson, who is known as "the bird lady" around Maineville and South Lebanon, said a store employee asked her to leave the Kroger on SR 48 in Maineville Sunday. She said the manager told her the bird wasn't allowed.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">She said she needs the bird with her to help her cope with depression and anxiety. The bird, a cockatoo, is a nationally registered service animal.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">Cooper travels everywhere with Jackson, mostly around town, often traveling by moped. In public, she puts a diaper on the bird to prevent any messes and keeps him on a leash, she said.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">Jackson said she's shopped in the same store with her bird in the past with permission from employees.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">Kimbery Hibbler was shopping on Sunday and shot video of the incident.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">"I felt horrible for her," Hibbler said. "I felt like something needed to be done."<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">A Kroger spokesperson told WCPO store officials do not have to let the bird inside under federal law.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">The spokesperson said Kroger follows the Americans with Disabilities Act's regulations on service animals. According to the ADA, only dogs can be service animals. Cooper the bird is registered but is technically an emotional support animal.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">But Jackson said Kroger's policy is not fair and she wants the company to reconsider.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class="">"Not everybody can have a service dog," she said. "There are other animals out there that can do the same thing a dog does."<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">My comments: I say, way to go Kroger for following the ADA regulations! Although, they should have mentioned that miniature horses are also covered under the ADA.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Speaking of the ADA, I participated in a 25<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Anniversary ADA celebration yesterday. I wrote a poem and won first place, I had the honor of reading my poem in front of everyone at the event. I would say there were 150 people at least. I also was interviewed by the news and had my poem published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. It was a very good event, and I met with some people and did get to pass out a few Oagdu cards.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Deanna<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><pre style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">--
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