[nagdu] White Cane law

[Tracy Carcione]

It's my understanding that, before the White Cane laws, a blind person out 
on his own who, say, got hit by a car, was considered guilty of contributory 
negligence simply because he didn't have a sighted person with him.
I think this actually still happens in the minds of police and the public, 
but at least it's not legal anymore.
I also think that the White Cane laws say a driver must yield to a person 
with a cane or guide dog.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Access Rights?


> Thank you Cindy. I've never had an access issue with my cane so I wondered 
> what the white cane law meant exactly.  Sounds like a business can't say I 
> have to bring sighted assistance if I want to use whatever it is they do. 
> Is this about right?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:23 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Access Rights?
>
> Essentially, the white cane law says that you are able to bring a dog or a 
> cane into any place where the public is invited. This means they can't 
> tell you you can't bring your dog to a zoo, an amusement park, whatever, 
> and they can't say you need to be accompanied by a sighted person if you 
> are carrying a cane.
>
> CL
>
> On Mar 8, 2013, at 9:23 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>
>> What exactly is the white cane law? I've heard of it, but haven't a clue 
>> what it means.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael 
>> Hingson
>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 10:22 AM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'; 
>> 'gdblounge'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Access Rights?
>>
>> The ADA is clear.  You have the right to take your dog so long as it 
>> meets
>> the definition of a "service animal".  You can only be asked if the dog 
>> is a
>> service dog and what service does the dog perform?  Also, every state has 
>> a
>> White Cane law requiring the same.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessica Diaz
>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 07:17 AM
>> To: gdblounge; nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] Access Rights?
>>
>> Hello
>> My husband and i want to eat at this more upscale american restaurant 
>> that
>> sells funnel cake. On the website when i was browsing the menu, it says 
>> no
>> dogs of any kind in plain view. when i called to ask about it, the man 
>> said
>> i have to bring papers for Saunders and Figby. Is this legal? I thought i
>> remember hearing something about if the business is a private one the 
>> laws
>> are different. thanks so much.
>> Jessica Diaz
>>
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