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The 10-year-old wasn't allowed to have Romeo, her service dog, in the pic due to Santa's allergy. Mom was told to return with her daughter for a "Pet" day. She immediately took to Facebook to recount her "horrible" experience.
Have we all gone mad? This child couldn't be without the dog for 2 minutes? All the mother had to do was step aside with the dog, and wait while her kid, in full view of her, sat with Santa, and then had her picture taken. Then she could have snapped her own cell phone pic of her daughter and Romeo to memorialize the event.
I happen to be "so sick of people" and their stupid bias towards making accommodations for disabled. Unless you live, you don't get it.
Can the child be away from the dog for 2 minutes? It detects seizures. It doesn't pick up news papers or makes her happy...it detects seizures! And she was willing to get the photo without the dog, he just needed to see her. And they refused even that.
And they know they messed up and are making reparations.
[quote=HighFlyingBird;50249586]I happen to be "so sick of people" and their stupid bias towards making accommodations for disabled. Unless you live, you don't get it.
Can the child be away from the dog for 2 minutes? It detects seizures. It doesn't pick up news papers or makes her happy...it detects seizures! And she was willing to get the photo without the dog, he just needed to see her. And they refused even that.
And they know they messed up and are making reparations.[/QUOTE
I edited the OP so we can stick to the point.
The dog was not allowed on the red carpet. The girl could have seen Santa and had her pic taken without the dog. Both the mom and daughter refused-- so that the mom could rush home and blab on FB about what an "awful" experience they had, and how it "ruined" their evening.
People here are so lucky not to live lives with serious physical disabilities. Even people clearly disabled (paralyzed, wheel chairs, etc) are discriminated against by lazy people who don't want to follow the law and are too self centered to think about how other people live. Let alone someone with an invisible disability.
The girl had the legal right to have the dog with her ( a real service dog, not a ESA) and they refused her. That isn't ok. Santa needs to take a Zertec.
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