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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Angel,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Deanna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Angel via Oagdu<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 6:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Angel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Perhaps he wanted to be assured the dog was licensed? Which would be on his tags.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org" title="oagdu@nfbnet.org">Deanna Lewis via Oagdu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org" title="oagdu@nfbnet.org">Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cc:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:DLewis@clovernook.org" title="DLewis@clovernook.org">Deanna Lewis</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:57 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> [Oagdu] City Hall experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I had an interesting experience yesterday at City Hall in downtown Cincinnati. I was down there participating in our 25<sup>th</sup> 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">He asked, “Is that a service dog?”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Me, “Yes, he is a guide dog” and I pointed to his harness, which has Guide Dogs for the Blind written all over it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He said, “I need to see his tags,” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I just found this whole experience as bizarre and irritating. I mean, of all places, City Hall should know the service dog laws! LOL
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<p class="MsoNormal">Funny that this occurred just before the ADA celebration. We still have a very long road ahead of us.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m wondering if I should call down to City Hall and speak to the guard’s supervisor?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deanna and Mambo<o:p></o:p></p>
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