[NAGDU] Delta Should Leave Blind Travelers Alone

[David]

I just posted the response below to the Huffington Post article from 
Kuusisto on their conversation page about the article.

*David in Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com*
On 2/1/2018 11:19 AM, Jenine Stanley via NAGDU wrote:
> Nothing like Divide and conquer. I was mortified by this article, and Steve and I usually agree on things of this sort.
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Kuusisto is absoutely and unequivocally wrong in saying that, "All guide 
dog users already carry ID cards issued by schools certifying the team 
pictured is legitimate, ... " Some schools do, indeed, provide ID cards, 
but their is no certification involved. Many guide dog users self train. 
There is no certifiying agency. The ADA, in fact, does not allow the 
disabled to be required to provide identification and there is no 
provision in the ACAA which regulates air travel access by the disabled 
requiring certification or ID cards. The problem with people faking 
disability in order to take untrained pets aboard aircraft is owned by 
the airlines. If an animal is misbehaving, being aggressive, lunging, 
barking, or relieving itself before boarding airlines should refuse to 
allow the animal to board. If these behaviors present themselves after 
boarding the airplane, the airlines must remove the animal, if possible, 
and subject the passenger who improperly asserted a disability to 
additional fees. Requiring vaccination certificates will not solve the 
problems that passengers and those of us with service animals are facing 
from those who bring untrained pets into public places and public 
transportation. The only reasonable solution is for businesses to own up 
to the problem and refuse service to handlers of misbehaving animals. To 
say they are afraid of being sued is a poor excuse. Do they have 
problems ejecting someone who pees on the floor, or attacks other 
customer or staff? Of course not.