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Guide Dog Users Group launches Innovative Mobile App



                 Tampa, Florida (September 17, 2014): The National 
Association of Guide dog Users Inc., a division of the National 
Federation of the Blind and the nation’s leading service animal advocacy 
organization, announced today that it has release the NAGDU Guide & 
Service Dog Advocacy & Information app. This new IOS app provides 
comprehensive information about the rights and responsibilities of 
service animal users under state and federal law.



“Every law in the United States concerning service animals can now be in 
your pocket,” says Marion Gwizdala, NAGDU’s president and a guide dog 
user himself. “There is no other single source for this type of 
information.”



The NAGDU app provides the entire text of the implementing regulations 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerning service animals, 
along with the relevant laws of each state. It also offers specific 
guidance for those industries in which service animal users face the 
most challenges, such as restaurants, taxicabs, hotels, and health care 
facilities. In addition, those who face discrimination because of their 
service dog can use the app to call a special advocate trained to 
resolve such issues. The app is provided for iPhone, iPad, and iPod 
Touch users  free of charge as a public service by the National 
Association of guide dog Users. You can find the app by going to



https://appsto.re/us/F8jO2.i



or by simply searching for “NAGDU” in the Apple app store.

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About the National Association of guide dog Users

                                 The National Association of Guide dog 
Users is the nation’s leading membership organization for blind people 
who use guide dogs.  NAGDU is a strong and proud division of the 
National Federation of the Blind. NAGDU conducts public awareness 
campaigns on issues of guide dog use, provides advocacy support for 
guide dog handlers who face discrimination, supports sound policy and 
effective legislation to protect the rights of guide dog users, offers 
educational programs to school and civic organizations, and functions as 
an integral part of the National Federation of the Blind. For more 
information about the National Association of Guide Dog Users and to 
support their work, you can visit their website at



HTTP://NAGDU.ORG



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About the NFB
         The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest 
organization of the blind in the United States. The NFB believes that 
the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight, but low 
expectations of the blind that create obstacles to achieving their 
highest potential. The Federation provides scholarships to blind 
students; support for those who are blind or losing their eyesight; 
advocacy for the blind facing discrimination; and educational programs 
for the general public on topics of blindness. The NFB is not an 
organization that speaks on behalf of the blind; they are the blind 
speaking for themselves. For more information about the National 
Federation of the Blind, you can visit their website at



http://NFB.ORG




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David Goldfield,

      Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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