Halleluja... Unbelievable. America, you are better off? Am 14.09.2014 19:48, schrieb Randy Little: > > The laws are specifically writen against having to prove you have a > disability. It is in fact illegal to even ask. I mostly agree with why. > > On Sep 14, 2014 12:22 PM, "adelheid straten" > <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > Am 14.09.2014 15:54, schrieb Elizabeth Walton: >> We do not have anything like an ID card in the US for >> disabilities. People do not have to prove they are disabled. > Hi, Elisabeth, > > Hm. That's the point. > This can be the reason for many problems in public life. IC cards > would make life much easier for both parties. Here in Germany they > come from health insurances (!), but I could imagine that fiscal > authorities or hospitals could issue such official cards. With > picture and valid only for a limited period. It's much easier to > check an ID card than mere statements. >> >> We also cannot judge dogs by breed since there are many uses for >> dogs, including small ones that are carried. Dogs are often used >> for PTSD or anxiety disorders. Small dogs can also be trained to >> smell for changes in glucose levels for diabetics. > Well, as there are museums that cause anxiety disorders,:-) ... To > my knowledge, patients with anxiety disorders get, from time to > time, a treatment with well trained puppies. But a puppy is no > substitute for medicamentation. But as they all have to be > medically treated, there is no need to bring these puppies into a > museum. > > With concern to glucose sniffling dogs (you are right, I recently > saw such a dog in a TV program) : They are trained to push a > certain button in the household in case of emergency. > What are they supposed to do in such a case of emergency in a museum? > The best proposal was that the security personnel has small > rations of _medical _"sweets" at hand for such situations. > > Generally, it might be a good idea to put a sentence into the > visitors' regulations that anyone on prescribed medical drugs is > obliged to be on standard level when visiting the museum. > > Best > > > Christian > > Do not miss the newest issue of EXPOTIME! Reading is free: > http://www.museum-aktuell.de/expoTime/eTime/ExpoTime!-2014-09/index.html > <http://www.museum-aktuell.de/expoTime/eTime/ExpoTime%21-2014-09/index.html> > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).