tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post8146525489885441743..comments2023-07-26T08:48:26.389-04:00Comments on PatientC: DC Cabs - No Rides for Service AnimalsPatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-47847978204778936812010-09-10T07:45:21.150-04:002010-09-10T07:45:21.150-04:00Agreed!
Hey, did you see Through a Dog's Eyes...Agreed!<br /><br />Hey, did you see Through a Dog's Eyes on PBS?PatientChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-71025106578352355512010-09-10T06:59:40.079-04:002010-09-10T06:59:40.079-04:00I do have a card explaining the law that I keep in...I do have a card explaining the law that I keep in my wallet... I likely need to get some brochures for businesses to keep in my pack so they can be informed.<br /><br />Luckily I am not walking around with a service pony... ;)Paul and Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883266648461022615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-64163852428438346542010-09-09T20:33:43.619-04:002010-09-09T20:33:43.619-04:00@Kopi -- I think I would have felt exactly the sam...@Kopi -- I think I would have felt exactly the same way! Good for you for not backing down. <br /><br />Hmm, it almost seems like the "papers" folks need to care are copies of the ADA.<br /><br />Damn.PatientChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-34302926548165017962010-09-09T09:57:12.734-04:002010-09-09T09:57:12.734-04:00Attitudes one encounters when you have a service a...Attitudes one encounters when you have a service animal varies widely, often in the space of mere moments.<br /><br />I literally had one waiter in a restaurant stomp over to me and demand to see our papers. I felt like I was encountering the new breed of Gestapo, it was very aggravating to me. I tersely explained the law and he backed down.Paul and Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883266648461022615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-83179012031400065882010-09-06T20:33:59.945-04:002010-09-06T20:33:59.945-04:00@Anna -- Wow, I would be irritated, too! That does...@Anna -- Wow, I would be irritated, too! That does not seem to make any fiscal sense to me. With those kinds of facilities there, I would think that maybe a service that specialized in disabled cab needs would do well...<br /><br />I think I am going to call the cab companies in my city, and see how they respond to requests for handicapped travel. I do not travel by cab, but it might be good for PatientChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-20628900889993928562010-09-06T19:43:12.739-04:002010-09-06T19:43:12.739-04:00There's a huge untapped market of transportati...There's a huge untapped market of transportation for people with disabilities that is repeatedly overlooked because cripples are scary, I guess. I mean, in my city, I see tons of wheelchair users every day, and we have a rehab hospital specifically for people with disabilities, on top of being a military city. And yet not only is there only two wheelchair taxis for the entire city, neither Annahttp://www.disabledfeminists.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-77109701770965472010-09-06T16:27:28.794-04:002010-09-06T16:27:28.794-04:00Agreed! And the animals are no threat to the cabs ...Agreed! And the animals are no threat to the cabs or their drivers, so you think that the companies would have a vested interest in making sure these customers were serviced. *sigh*<br /><br />Good plan: inform/educate, and on infraction fine then suspend.PatientChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-2402537499820844922010-09-06T16:15:29.702-04:002010-09-06T16:15:29.702-04:00That kind of discrimination is deplorable. The DC...That kind of discrimination is deplorable. The DCTC needs to educate the cab drivers about the law. If after having done so, if there are drivers that continue to discriminate, they should be fined. If they commit another offense, their cab license should be suspended.Vargr23https://www.blogger.com/profile/03955811678861288922noreply@blogger.com