[bksvol-discuss] OT: Question for any guide dog owners
- From: "Natalie B." <lemina007@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:09:45 -1000
Hello all,
I have a question for anyone who owns a guide dog. I don't own a dog myself, so
am not aware of the pereimeters of the law.
A little background info first. Where I live we have a service here that allows
for the reservation of a van ride to all people with a legitimate disability.
With our service, when the van can't make it, or is running behind in schedule,
the company sends out a dispatch to a partnered cab service. From there, the
cab will be dispatched to pick up the person.
Well, a friend of mine who owns a cutey black lab was waiting for her ride. A
cab drove up and immediately began to make a fuss. He claimed that he was
fearful of dogs, and so on and so on. My friend is usually the most amiable of
people, but this day she got very upset by this driver's attitude. He
eventually took her to where she needed to go, but continued to make a big deal
out of it.
I would like to know, for my own personal information, about the extent of the
law when concerning where guide dogs can go. For example, with this cab
situation, could the driver have legally refused my friend? Is there any
situations where guide dogs can't be admitted?
Again, I don't own a guide dog, but I would really like to know. Most of my
friends that have dogs and have situations like this happen to them choose to
shrug it off and forget about it. They claim it's not worth the hassle to
pursue the matter.
Thanks for anyone who can respond to my question.
Natalie B.
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