[nagdu] City Hall experience.

[Bridget Walker]

I agree 100% Tami. This whole ID thing is crazy. 
I would call if I were in this situation. 
People interpreted the ADA however it benefits them. I think it's crazy.
So really, is it now the guide dog handler's problem that some person interrogates them because they are uneducated. When the handler educates the individual or entity they are told they are lying or faking their disability. 
Why? Because a guide dog doesn't have a vest? Because a person who is blind doesn't always wear sunglasses? Because by law we don't need to prove anything with documentation or an ID? Because we are educated on our rights? 
Do I think I have equality as a guide dog user? To be honest, it depends on where I am in my state. 
When I am at school I do not feel like I have equality in the community. Restaurants and stores question me all the time. I could tell you disturbing stories. 
I love upstate New York by Albany. I have been very lucky in that area with my guide.
I know I went a little off topic but, this is a good thread. The public is out of control. There is NO such thing as the service dog authorities. Let's get real.
Bridget   
     
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> On Jul 28, 27 Heisei, at 11:33 AM, Tami Jarvis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> There's a new myth about how service dogs are issued special tags, a corruption of the fee waiver for regular licenses and tags for service dogs. So another annoyance for real service dog users as a result of those inaccurate articles about "fake service dogs." I've read more accurate articles on the subject lately, so maybe there's a trend of clarifying instead of complaining about how confusing it all is while adding to the confusion? No, my dog isn't a registered service dog. No, I don't have paperwork (I picture myself with a big briefcase). No, there are no special tags. Etc. It's not confusing. I have a disability, my dog is trained to do work to help me out with that, get over it. /lol/
> 
> I agree that contacting someone to clear up that employee's ignorance is a good idea.
> 
> Tami
> 
>> On 07/28/2015 07:04 AM, Dan Weiner via nagdu wrote:
>> Oh, these guys just make it up as they go along. Or his boss could have told
>> him something and hthe boos doesn't know anything either.
>> It's always like that, and the ones who don't know what they're talking
>> about are the ones who give you the most trouble.
>> You should definitely call and talk to someone about this.
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis via
>> nagdu
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:57 AM
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>> Cc: Deanna Lewis
>> Subject: [nagdu] City Hall experience.
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I had an interesting experience yesterday at City Hall in downtown
>> Cincinnati. I was down there participating in our 25th Anniversary ADA event
>> and walk. Before the walk started, I went into City Hall to use the
>> bathroom. I have been inside there several times before. There was a
>> security officer by the front door, and I asked him if it was alright to use
>> the bathroom.
>> He asked, "Is that a service dog?"
>> Me, "Yes, he is a guide dog" and I pointed to his harness, which has Guide
>> Dogs for the Blind written all over it.
>> He said, "I need to see his tags,"
>> What tags??? I have never been asked that before. I had the feeling that he
>> meant he wanted to see his ID. I don't typically carry his GDB ID card on
>> me, since they legally can't ask for that. So, the only tags I could think
>> of were his name tag, microchip tag, and GDB tag on his collar. So, I showed
>> him his collar with the tags. That seemed to satisfy him and we went ahead
>> and headed through the building.
>> I just found this whole experience as bizarre and irritating. I mean, of all
>> places, City Hall should know the service dog laws! LOL Funny that this
>> occurred just before the ADA celebration. We still have a very long road
>> ahead of us.
>> I'm wondering if I should call down to City Hall and speak to the guard's
>> supervisor?
>> Deanna and Mambo
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