[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Question for any guide dog owners
- From: "Natalie B." <lemina007@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:50:42 -1000
Thanks for all the responses to my question. I'll definitely pass the
information along to my friend.
The one thing I didn't say in my first message is that my friend did say to the
cab driver that she would call the police, but the cab driver just nervously
laughed at her and told her she had no grounds for it. So this would be untrue,
would it not?
Well, fortunately, my friend did get this cab driver to take her. But it's a
sad, sad, thing when we have to threaten and bully people to comply with
federal laws.
Natalie B.
----- Original Message -----
From: solsticesinger
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 6:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Question for any guide dog owners
Guide dogs are permitted anywhere that the public is permitted. Of course,
the behavior of the dog must be controlled. If the dog is either disruptive or
destructive, the handler can be asked to leave. In your friend's situation, she
was well within her rights to have her dog accompany her, and the driver could
not have legally refused to transport the dog.
Shannon
solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Natalie B.
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Question for any guide dog owners
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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