[Nfbnet-members-list] Guide Dog Users' Organization Launches Innovative Mobile App

[Marion Gwizdala]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



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>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>HTTP://NAGDU.ORG



Or send an email message to



<mailto:Info at NAGDU.ORG>Info at NAGDU.ORG


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>http://NFB.ORG


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