[nfb-talk] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide dogpolicydoesnot discriminate

John G. Heim jheim at math.wisc.edu
Sat Feb 21 00:54:39 UTC 2009


All I did was ask questions.

See, this is *exactly* what the problem is with so many of the people on 
this list. You simply cannot tolerate opinions that differ from your own. 
Merely asking questions is seen as making trouble. It's ridiculous.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alicia Richards" <alicia716 at msn.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Jury finds IA Dept. for Blind's guide 
dogpolicydoesnot discriminate


> As usual, John, you are only trying to cause trouble by distorting 
> something that is quite clear.  The Iowa center did not refuse entry to 
> Miss Doman, nor does any NFB center refuse entry to a student with a guide 
> dog.  That, of course, would be illegal.  But, if a guide dog user does 
> choose to go to Iowa's program, they must accept that they will not be 
> allowed to use their dog during their center classes. This does not apply 
> to a student's off hours time, where they may use their dog as much as 
> they like.  Therefore, Iowa has broken no rule of law.  If Miss Doman, or 
> any other potential student does not like the policies of a certain 
> program, then they should not attend that program.  Just as, if a student 
> does not like the curriculum or policies of a college, they should not 
> attend that particular college, but rather find one that will better meet 
> their needs.  As I'm sure you will twist my message in order to invent a 
> rebuttal, I will say no more.
>
> Alicia
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