[nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied accessatgoodwill industries

[Margo and Arrow]

Hey, Cindy, this just gets more ironic all the time.  what's next, goodwill? 
Huh?

Margoa nd Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied 
accessatgoodwill industries


> Well, if the Good Will attorneys are not aware of the ADA, that is the 
> most ironic of all, isn't it?
>
> Cindy
>
> On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>
>> Hey, marsha, isn't this very ironic that we hear about goodwill not 
>> paying minimum wages very often and, then, right on the heels of that 
>> report, we hear of goodwill giving service naimal folks trouble.  Oh, and 
>> I guess goodwill and its attorneys are not aware of the A D A.
>>
>> Margo and Arrow
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Drenth" 
>> <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied 
>> accessatgoodwill industries
>>
>>
>>> Another reason to dislike Goodwill. Has anyone emailed this to the NCB? 
>>> So
>>> now Goodwill is discriminating with their employees in paying them less, 
>>> now
>>> they are discriminating against guide dog users. Great job Goodwill! 
>>> Sorry
>>> that was sarcastic.
>>>
>>> Marsha
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Margo and Arrow
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:06 AM
>>> To: new york association of guide dog users; NAGDU Mailing List, the
>>> National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Fw: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access 
>>> atgoodwill
>>> industries
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: cheryl echevarria
>>> To: David R. Stayer ; Anil Lewis ; Margo Downey ; john pare jr. ; carl
>>> jacobsen NFB of NY President
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8:52 AM
>>> Subject: Shoppers with guide dogs being denied access at goodwill 
>>> industries
>>>
>>>
>>> I thought I would share this.
>>>
>>>
>>> It was posted by my guide dog school, the guide dog foundation for the 
>>> blind
>>> in Smithtown, NY.
>>>
>>>
>>> My own comments, on this, really is Goodwill crazy or what, sorry very
>>> unprofessional of me, but really.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheryl
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ----
>>>
>>> This notice is not specific to Tennessee. If you have had access issues 
>>> with
>>> any Goodwill facility, please contact the law firm below.
>>>
>>> Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee, a non-profit legal center
>>> advocating
>>> for the rights of Tennesseans with disabilities, together with the 
>>> national
>>> civil
>>> rights law firm Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian are
>>> investigating
>>> complaints of discrimination against shoppers with service animals at
>>> Goodwill stores
>>> across the United States. In particular, we are investigating complaints
>>> that shoppers
>>> have been asked to provide "credentials" or documentation for their 
>>> service
>>> animals;
>>> have been barred from entering or have been thrown out of Goodwill 
>>> stores
>>> because
>>> they do not have documentation for their service animals; or have been 
>>> asked
>>> questions
>>> about their service animals even when the handler's disability or the
>>> service provided
>>> by the animal is obvious.
>>> If you have been denied access to Goodwill stores or have been asked
>>> inappropriate
>>> questions by Goodwill employees because you use a service animal, we 
>>> want to
>>> hear
>>> from you.
>>> To share your stories, please call Scott Grimes at Goldstein, Demchak's 
>>> toll
>>> free
>>> number: 1-800-822-5000, or email
>>> sgrimes at gdblegal.com
>>> , or Sheila Odusote at
>>> sheilao at dlactn.org
>>> . All communications will be kept confidential.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria, Owner
>>> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>>> 631-456-5394
>>> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>>> http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>
>>> President
>>> Travel and Tourism Division
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> 631-236-5138
>>>
>>>
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