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From: Carla.Campbell@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Carla Campbell)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: AIRPORT SECURITY PART TWO
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Date: 5 Feb 91 20:23:53 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 IO> HAD DOGS KNOW THAT THOSE PEOPLE CAN SEE ALL THAT METAL ON THE
 IO> DOG AND YET THEY STILL INSIST THAT WE GO THROUGH THAT DETECTOR,
 IO> DOG AND ALL. ARE THEY TESTING THEIR EQUIPMENT?

I have used a guide dog for some time now and have not had that
experience. I have never had to go through a metal detecter at an
airport _with_ my dog.  I do it this way-- and it has worked for me for
nearly eight years:

I simply request that the dog be sent through before me.  Either a
travelling companion, (if I have one), or one of the security people
stands on the other side of the arch. I then instruct the dog to go on.
If necessary, the person on the other side calls him through.  He
scampers on through, the machine goes "beeeeeeeep", they frisk the dog
and then I walk through, without the dog, do not beep, and hence avoid
the hand-search, myself.  Works almost every time.  When I, too, beep,
like sighted folks who do, I submit to the body search. That's life in
the fast lane, and I live with it.

Now, don't get me started on how they weird out on adaptive computer
equipment... <grin>

                                                 --Carla

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