"Survey: 60% of blind people with guide dogs face discrimination", 1 Jun 2017

Sixty percent of blind people who use guide dogs were refused entry to restaurants and other public places, despite a law enacted in April 2016 that bans such discriminatory action, a survey showed…

Eye Mate conducted the survey in February and March on 248 blind people who use guide dogs trained by the association.

It asked them if they suffered any discriminatory treatment between April 2016, when the law took into effect, and February this year…

Allowed to give multiple examples, 57 respondents said they were refused entry to restaurants, 10 were denied entry at commercial facilities such as supermarkets, nine could not enter or stay at accommodation facilities, and nine were rejected by taxi drivers…

The law prohibits business operators in the private sector from discriminating against people because of their disabilities. It clearly states that refusing services for people because of their assistance dogs is discriminatory and unjust. However, there are no penalties for violations…

Dogs are used to help people with other disabilities, and they, too, say they are being discriminated against…