From mike at michaelhingson.com Tue Apr 1 14:03:04 2014 From: mike at michaelhingson.com (Michael Hingson) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 14:03:04 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FYI FW: Join a TAGDU Committee !:) Message-ID: <018901cf4ded$c6e8d7d0$54ba8770$@com> -----Original Message----- From: Jimmy [mailto:jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 1:53 PM To: Nagdu Tennessee; Nagdu Memconsuelo johnsonnagdu Mem; NAgdu Memphis Chris Spivey; NAGDU TN Katherine Moore; NAGDU TN Katherine Moore; James Brown; Ricky Tn Aa B A A; Melissa Mayo; Nagdu Luke Nashville; James Alan Boehm; gregg Boss Memphis; Nagdu Stephaneie; Nagdu Rachel S; nagdu TN Nashville Jason Kennedy; nagdu TN Nashville Jason Kennedy; Nancynagdu Tn Badger; Nagdu TNPhillis Johnson City; NAGDU TN Mary Clarksville Mary Clarksville; NAGDU TN Patty Thompson Clarksville; NFB NAGDU TN Brenda Mathes; Ashley ash; Nagdu Darrell Bowles Tennessee; Nagdu Stephaneie; Nagdu Shea Welch; Nagdu Amanda Chatanooga; faith Manion; Nagdu Joyce gouge; nagdu kelby Vanderbilt Carlson; nagdu junior farley nashville area; Nagdu Tagdu Dominique Lawless; NAGDU George Athens; NAGDU AMy; Joshua Harper; Nagdu Angela Atkins; Nagdu Michael Hingson; Nagdu Michael Wilson; Beverly English; Nagdu Ryan Wordan; NFB Christine Memphis; danielles dad Subject: Join a TAGDU Committee !:) Dear friends! Ihope everyone has been able to enjoy the last couple of days! It's heating up outside, and so is TAGDU as we begin various projects! Two committees were formed Sunday: 1. Fundrasing headed by our secretary Mary and 2. Community Relations headed by Katherine Womack and Ricky Jones. We would love you to be a participant as well@! If we could have two volunteers to join the fundraising and two join the community relations, that would be awesome! If you would be able to give a little of your time , please call me at 901-483-1515 or email me at jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com Best, Jimmy and Shep Sent from the Iphone of James Boehm KustomCane 901-483-1515. "don't be plain -Go Kustom Cane!" From judotina48kg at gmail.com Wed Apr 2 15:08:21 2014 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 15:08:21 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [nagdu] A CCB resolution on changes to have certification for service dogs In-Reply-To: <33B2DF13CFDE437D9A7F255829C693C9@lindagwizdak> References: <33B2DF13CFDE437D9A7F255829C693C9@lindagwizdak> Message-ID: <16b101cf4ec0$10725750$315705f0$@gmail.com> Here is a resolution drafted by GDUC to be read at the CCB spring convention. Discussion is welcome. Tina Whereas: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act defines the rights of people with disabilities to access places of public accommodation, and Whereas: These access rights are extended to service animal handlers as defined in the 2011 ADA Accessibility Guidelines, and Whereas: These service animal access rights are also guaranteed by numerous state and local statutes, and Whereas, Due to weaknesses in the relevant legislation and the general ignorance that exists about the legal definition of service animals and of their access rights, there exists an epidemic of persons fraudulently bringing their pets into places of public accommodation under the pretext that they are service animals, and Whereas, The presence and bad behavior of fake service animals in places of public accommodation places the access rights of legitimate service animal handlers at risk, Therefore be it Resolved by Guide Dog Users of California meeting at the Arden West Hilton Hotel in Sacramento, California on April 12, 2014 that this organization shall strive to put an end to service animal fraud by actively participating in a coalition of like-minded groups to advocate for the following changes in law and to engage in other related activities. 1. The coalition shall seek changes to ADA regulations and to other relevant federal statutes and regulations as follows. 1.1. The ADA regulations must be amended to permit providers of public accommodations to require service animal handlers to show documentation to verify the status of their animals as a condition for extending their accommodation rights to their animals. 1.2. Federal law must permit states and local governments to enact service animal licensure requirements to make it easier for providers of public accommodations to distinguish service animals from pets, provided that such licensure requirements do not impede the access rights of service animal handlers and that the licensure requirements are no more costly than those imposed on pet owners.. 1.3. Federal law must restrict the interstate sale of service animal identification products to legitimate service animal training programs and to individuals who can provide proof of the status of their service animals. Vendors who fail to follow these requirements must be subject to fines large enough to discourage the traffic in fake service animal products. 2. The coalition must develop model state laws and regulations as described below and then advocate throughout the nation for the enactment of these statutes. 2.1. States must implement service animal license laws compliant with item 1.2 above. These laws must provide for the licensing of animals issued through recognized training programs and also provide for the licensing of self-trained service animals. 2.2. States must enact prohibitions on the intrastate sale of fraudulent service animal identification products that are comparable to the prohibitions described in item 1.3. 3. The Coalition shall develop and execute an education campaign to inform the public about the definition of a service animal, about the access rights of service animal handlers and about the negative consequences of and the legal penalties for service animal fraud. Frank Welte _______________________________________________ Gduc-l mailing list Gduc-l at ccbnet.org http://ccbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gduc-l_ccbnet.org Lyn and Landon "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mardi Hadfield" To: Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [nagdu] It's a go > Jewel, good luck in your class.Hope you get that special dog and have > many years of partnership.I hope you won't get rained on to > much,lol.Have a great time in class. Mardi and Shaman and Neechee. > > -- > http://wolfsinger-lakota.blogspot.com/ > http://wolfsinger2-thegoldendragon.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > nagdu mailing list > nagdu at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > nagdu: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/leg1950%40cox.net --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/judotina48kg%40gmail.com From judotina48kg at gmail.com Wed Apr 2 15:13:10 2014 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 15:13:10 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [nagdu] Civil Complaint Against Days Inn of Tulsa, Oklahoma In-Reply-To: <029d01cf4e7c$fa140140$ee3c03c0$@verizon.net> References: <029d01cf4e7c$fa140140$ee3c03c0$@verizon.net> Message-ID: <16c501cf4ec0$bc6bea30$3543be90$@gmail.com> Subject: [nagdu] Civil Complaint Against Days Inn of Tulsa, Oklahoma Please feel free to disseminate the following message as widely as appropriate! For more information about the National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU), a division of the National Federation of the Blind, or the legal rights and responsibilities of guide and service dog users, please call the NAGDU Information & Advocacy Hotline at 888-NAGDU411 (888-624-3841) 24/7 or visit our website at http://www.nagdu.org You may also contact us by email to Info at nagdu.org Dear All, In my workshops and discussions concerning the legal rights and responsibilities of guide and service dog users, I always share the fact that the Americans with Disabilities Act not only protects the interests of disabled individuals, but also those of the nondisabled who are a party to discrimination by association. In other words, if a guide dog user is refused service at a restaurant and, as the result of the denial of service, others in the party are affected by the discrimination, even the nondisabled associates are protected by the ADA. Specifically, the ADA states "Association. It shall be discriminatory to exclude or otherwise deny equal goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, accommodations, or other opportunities to an individual or entity because of the known disability of an individual with whom the individual or entity is known to have a relationship." 42 U.S.C. Section 12182(b)(1)(E) I would like to share the following civil complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office against the Days Inn of Tulsa, Okla. Alleging discrimination against a disabled person accompanied by a service dog and the associates (wife & children) of the disabled person. I would also like to remind you that the NAGDU Information & Advocacy Hotline is available 24/7 by calling 888-NAGDU411 (888-624-3841). http://www.ada.gov/days-inn-tulsa_complaint.htm Fraternally yours, Marion Gwizdala, President National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. National Federation of the Blind (813) 626-2789 (Office) 888-NAGDU411 (Hotline President at nagdu.org www.nagdu.org _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/judotina48kg%40gmail.com From judotina48kg at gmail.com Fri Apr 4 12:26:46 2014 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:26:46 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu chapter meeting Message-ID: <008301cf503b$d2737bf0$775a73d0$@gmail.com> Hello Everyone-CAGDU will be holding our monthly meeting via comference call on Sunday April 6 at 6:30pm. The call in number is: 218.936.2053 access code: 22438 Tina Thomas CAGDU President -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20140404/0560db96/attachment.html