One question: Do we have any specialized agency in Delhi which offers training to dogs to become guide-dog for the blind? http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-blind-teenager-ordered-to-leave-restaurant/article1-1390220.aspx A 19-year-old blind teenager in the UK was left in tears after she was forced to leave a Thai restaurant because she had her guide dog with her.
The teenager's guide dog, a two-year-old Labrador Retriever, had his status clearly indicated by a harness and signs saying 'do not distract me, I'm a working dog'. "My daughter had been left upset after the manager of the Yee Rah Thai restaurant in Liverpool told her to get out," her mother was quoted as saying by The Mirror. "All restaurants should be accessible to all people in the city and it's disgusting that people are treated in this way," she added. It was perfectly clear that the labrador was working as an assistance dog but the manager said, "I don't care, you've got to leave." The manager asked them they could sit outside with the dog. She was absolutely mortified by what happened and she came home very distressed and frustrated, the report said. The incident has already attracted negative comments on the restaurant's Facebook page. "It absolutely is our policy to allow guide dogs into our restaurants. The conversation is between us and the guest and the investigation is ongoing. It is our company policy across all restaurants that guide dogs are allowed to come in," said Yee Rah's brand manager Rachael Clarke. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
