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<p>Hello everyone, please share this wherever appropriate.<br>
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The National Association of Guide Dog Users is inviting you to a
special town hall meeting. The meeting will be held this
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 8 PM Eastern. The meeting will
last between one and two hours. For those who cannot attend, the
meeting will be recorded.<br>
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The purpose of this meeting is to:<br>
* Answer questions about the new ruling that the Department of
Transportation has published regarding air travel with service
animals. The ruling was announced on December 10, 2020 and went
into effect on January 11, 2021.<br>
* Answer questions about the new service animal attestation
form and offer demonstrations on how to fill it out using various
assistive technology combinations.<br>
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The link to the announcement and the PDF is here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/final-rule-traveling-air-service-animals"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/final-rule-traveling-air-service-animals</a><br>
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The direct-download of the ACAA ruling PDF is here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Final%20Service%20Animal%20Rule.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Final%20Service%20Animal%20Rule.pdf</a><br>
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The link to the Federal Rule Register is here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-26679/traveling-by-air-with-service-animals"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-26679/traveling-by-air-with-service-animals</a><br>
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The attestation forms can be downloaded from the following links:<br>
* Service Animal Health Behavior Training Form:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Service%20Animal%20Health%20Behavior%20Training%20Form.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Service%20Animal%20Health%20Behavior%20Training%20Form.pdf</a><br>
* Service Animal Relief Form:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Service%20Animal%20Relief%20Form.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-12/Service%20Animal%20Relief%20Form.pdf</a><br>
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The Zoom Meeting information follows<br>
Topic: ACAA Ruling Discussion<br>
Date: February 10, 2021<br>
Time: 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, 5 PM Pacific<br>
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Join Zoom Meeting<br>
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href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84564605444"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84564605444</a><br>
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Meeting ID: 845 6460 5444<br>
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Respectfully,<br>
<b>Raul A. Gallegos</b> / President<br>
National Association of Guide Dog Users, NAGDU<br>
832.554.7285 | <a href="mailto:rgallegos@nagdu.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">RGallegos@nagdu.org</a><br>
<a
href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nagdu.org_7eopjofhnd4968m46rcmgrck0s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics"
moz-do-not-send="true">Subscribe to the NAGDU Public Events
Calendar Here</a><br>
<a href="https://app.greminders.com/c/rgatechsolutions/r30/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Schedule a 30-minute Zoom meeting with me
here</a><br>
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"Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap." -- Dr. Kenneth
Jernigan<br>
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