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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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