[Travelandtourism] FW: [Nyagdu] Civil Complaint Against Days Inn of Tulsa, Oklahoma

[cheryl echevarria]

> Subject: [Nyagdu] Civil Complaint Against Days Inn of Tulsa, Oklahoma
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> Please feel free to disseminate the following message as widely as
> appropriate! For more information about the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users (NAGDU), a division of the National Federation of the Blind, or
> the legal rights and responsibilities of guide and service dog users, please
> call the NAGDU Information & Advocacy Hotline at 888-NAGDU411 (888-624-3841)
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> Dear All,
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>                 In my workshops and discussions concerning the legal rights
> and responsibilities of guide and service dog users, I always share the fact
> that the Americans with Disabilities Act not only protects the interests of
> disabled individuals, but also those of the nondisabled who are a party to
> discrimination by association. In other words, if a guide dog user is
> refused service at a restaurant and, as the result of the denial of service,
> others in the party are affected by the discrimination, even the nondisabled
> associates are protected by the ADA. Specifically, the ADA states
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> "Association. It shall be discriminatory to exclude or otherwise deny equal
> goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, accommodations, or
> other opportunities to an individual or entity because of the known
> disability of an individual with whom the individual or entity is known to
> have a relationship." 42 U.S.C. Section 12182(b)(1)(E)
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>                 I would like to share the following civil complaint filed by
> the U.S. Attorney's Office against the Days Inn of Tulsa, Okla. Alleging
> discrimination against a disabled person accompanied by a service dog and
> the associates (wife & children) of the disabled person. I would also like
> to remind you that the NAGDU Information & Advocacy Hotline is available
> 24/7 by calling 888-NAGDU411 (888-624-3841).   
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> http://www.ada.gov/days-inn-tulsa_complaint.htm
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> Fraternally yours,
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> Marion Gwizdala, President
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> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (813) 626-2789 (Office)
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> 888-NAGDU411 (Hotline
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> President at nagdu.org
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> www.nagdu.org
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