[NAGDU] Service dog license

[Gary Steeves]

Hi Daryl what province is it in

On February 11, 2017 9:09:40 PM PST, Daryl via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>I live in Canada, and one of our provinces has enacted such a law. It's
>honestly been incredibly frustrating. People who live there have told
>me that just by going about their business with their service dogs,
>they are asked for identifying documents several times a day. One has
>even told me that she is reluctant to leave her house with her service
>dog because she gets asked for paperwork so frequently. They have not
>addressed the issue of owner trainers, or visitors to the province. For
>example, if I travel there on a family emergency, I can pre apply for a
>temporary ID card. This greatly restrict the movement of Canadian
>citizens, which is against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you
>are getting asked for ID when you buy alcohol or verify your ID when
>writing checks, it's because everybody gets ask for that information.
>You personally are not targeted.
>
>On February 11, 2017 10:02:11 PM MST, Nancy VanderBrink via NAGDU
><nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>Dar,
>>Apologies, I forgot about those groups, didn't intend to.
>>
>>I have to show ID when I go to get alcohol though...  and for things
>>like writing checks and verifying my identity at the airport...
>>
>>Wouldn't something like this help with 'fakers'? 
>>
>>I wonder if there could even be some sort of accreditation process
>that
>>you could go through if you owner  trained or had somebody help you
>>train your dog to a group like IAADP?
>>
>>Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Feb 11, 2017, at 11:54 PM, Daryl via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>wrote:
>>> 
>>> I can't speak for anybody else, but as for myself I have big
>problems
>>with such an idea. It makes people with disabilities who use service
>>dogs targets for anybody who wants to see identifiable information.
>>Yes, to drive a car you need a license. But you are only requested for
>>that license if you are driving erratically. Also, if a person chooses
>>to owner train their dog, or if they're disability makes owner
>training
>>the only viable option, they are at a distinct disadvantage.
>>> 
>>>> On February 11, 2017 9:46:58 PM MST, Nancy VanderBrink via NAGDU
>><nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>> So I'm going to make you mad at me but I don't
>>understandsomething...
>>>> 
>>>> If you have to get a license to drive why not one for a guide dog.
>>>> I know that people who were glasses are supposed to have their
>>picture
>>>> taken with her glasses on and I guess I wonder why he could not be
>>>> something like that but for us with our dog?
>>>> 
>>>> I know figuring out how to come up with some sort of database of
>>>> accredited schools and then how to figure out how to make sure
>these
>>>> places are accredited would be a process but I guess I kind of
>>wonder
>>>> if having it on something that already exists and is already
>>official
>>>> wouldn't that make it easier?
>>>> 
>>>> I mean, if I have to go get a new ID when I move wouldn't it make
>>sense
>>>> to just go get a new ID with your picture of you and your partner
>in
>>it
>>>> that way?
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not trying to ignite a fire storm or anything I just don't
>>really
>>>> understand why this is such a big deal. I understand the need for
>>>> privacy but I'm not even really saying that you have to say on
>there
>>>> why you have the dog I guess I really just kind of would think that
>>if
>>>> they could get accredited schools in a database and then the DMV
>>could
>>>> choose the school you went to given on some sort  of letter or
>>>> something, why is that bad???
>>>> 
>>>> Just trying to understand.
>>>> 
>>>> vandyvanderbrink at outlook.com
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> NAGDU mailing list
>>>> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>>for
>>>> NAGDU:
>>>>
>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/crazymusician%40shaw.ca
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> NAGDU mailing list
>>> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>for
>>NAGDU:
>>>
>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/vandyvanderbrink%40outlook.com
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>NAGDU mailing list
>>NAGDU at nfbnet.org
>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>NAGDU:
>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/crazymusician%40shaw.ca
>
>-- 
>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>_______________________________________________
>NAGDU mailing list
>NAGDU at nfbnet.org
>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>NAGDU:
>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/rainshadowmusic%40shaw.ca

-- 
Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.