[NAGDU] American Airlines animal sanitation form for flights lasting 8 hours or more

[Cindy Ray]

I think the form is just terrible. If we are adults, we shouldn't have to
fill out such forms like that. If a problem were to come up, maybe we should
have to pay for any inconvenience or damage, but we should not have to fill
out such a form I think.
Cindy Lou


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:32 PM
To: Melissa Allman via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Dan Weiner <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] American Airlines animal sanitation form for flights
lasting 8 hours or more

Not only that but I ask why guide dog schools might not be writing a letter
to protest this form. It does seem to me that all the progress we've made
over many a year, ninety years of guide dog use in the US as a matter of
fact,is being eroded and rather quickly.


Dan



On 6/27/2018 10:14 AM, Melissa Allman via NAGDU wrote:
> Good morning all. American Airlines has a form that people working with
service animals must complete if they will be on a flight that lasts 8 hours
or more. The form requires the handler to answer the following two
questions:
> 1.
> Describe what steps have been taken to prevent your animal from relieving
itself during the flight.
> 2.
> If your animal needs to relieve itself during the flight, describe how you
would handle this to prevent a health and sanitation issue.
>
> I reviewed this form and although it is readable with JAWS, it appears
that it is a PDF that is not fillable and that someone filling it out would
have to print it, fill it in by hand, and sign it. This of course could be
problematic for guide dog users who need to complete the form but do not
have sighted assistance.
>
> Is anyone aware of an accessible version of this form and if not, have you
been able to get assistance from American Airlines if needed in order to
complete the form? Thanks for any experiences you can share.
>
> Melissa R. Allman, Esq.
> Senior Specialist, Advocacy and Government Relations The Seeing Eye, 
> Inc.
> P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375 (mail)
> 10 Washington Valley Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-3412 (deliveries)
> 973-539-4425 ext. 1724,     Fax:  973-525-1081
mallman at SeeingEye.org<mailto:mallman at SeeingEye.org>
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