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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I certainly hope so. I need to
see the whole thing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kaye<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"'> WASAGDU
[mailto:wasagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Becky Frankeberger via
WASAGDU<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 22, 2018 3:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Washington Association of Guide Dog Users'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Becky Frankeberger<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wasagdu] Delta Airlines new policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Forgive the shameless commercial. I knew you all would want
to know about this change. NAGDU will have something a little more meaty then
this crap.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Becky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk507056382"></a><a name="_Hlk507062817"></a><b>ACB
Commends Delta for Revising Its Service Animal Policy</b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Link to Press Release: <a
href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/acb.org?p=eyJzIjoic1lOX3V6LWJxTlVVeG5hTW1GWVNnbjVmMVVvIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvYWNiLm9yZ1xcXC9kZWx0YS1wb2xpY3ktcmV2aXNpb25cIixcImlkXCI6XCI4NTM3NmNhN2Y0YmY0YmVmYjI5MmI1ZGY3Y2FjOThkNFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImVhOGI4NDk1ZDhiODBmNmFhYTVkMzM3MjY3N2I3ZDg5M2Y1ZTkyNjFcIl19In0">http://acb.org/delta-policy-revision</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal>WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2018 – The American Council of the
Blind commends Delta Airlines for re-examining its recent policy on service
animals, relaxing constraints that negatively impacted travelers with guide
dogs. The revised policy announced today makes changes to a policy released earlier
this year that was intended to reduce the number of fraudulent service and
emotional support animals that have disrupted travel and, in some cases, caused
injury to passengers. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>“ACB is pleased to learn that Delta listened to the concerns
ACB and our members raised following the release of their January 18<sup>th</sup>
change in policy,” said Eric Bridges, ACB’s executive director. “The new policy
provides a much more workable solution that still allows for the freedom of
travel by passengers using guide dogs.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Since its inception, ACB has advocated tirelessly for equal
access by individuals who rely on the use of a guide dog. ACB played an active
role in the passage of the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990. Both laws have established the fundamental right
to access in places of public accommodation and across multiple transportation
networks, including all commercial airlines.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>“We look forward to working with Delta and other airlines to
assure that the skies remain accessible for all travelers, especially those who
experience the freedom that comes through traveling with a guide dog,” said
Anthony Stephens, ACB’s director of advocacy and governmental affairs. A guide
dog user, Stephens was actively involved in the 2016 Department of
Transportation negotiations tasked with finding a solution to the rise in
service animal fraud.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The initial policy change, released January 18<sup>th</sup>,
would have created multiple barriers to free and independent access to air
travel by consumers with guide dogs. Passengers with service and emotional
support animals would have been required to provide prior notice, and upload
relevant documents affirming the dog’s training and vaccination records. The
revised guidelines relax many of these policies for individuals with
legitimately trained service animals, which have already undergone great
scrutiny and training before being released in the community with their
handlers. Passengers traveling with trained service animals will still be
required to have their dogs vaccinated and be able to provide proof of
vaccination should issues or injury arise as a result of the animal.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ACB recognizes Delta’s desire to assure that in the rare
case of injury, the appropriate documentation can be made available. We
thank Delta for listening to its customers and redrafting a policy that does
not discriminate against travelers who rely on their service dogs to be
independent.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk507060989">The American Council of the Blind is
a national membership organization whose purpose is to work toward
independence, security, equality of opportunity, and improved quality of life
for all blind and visually impaired people. Founded in 1961, ACB’s members work
through more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates to improve the
well-being of all blind and visually impaired people</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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