Jenine+Stanley

Jenine Stanley from Ohio is blind and uses a guide dog to help her gain some independence. Jenine has always wanted to go to Hawaii but when she finally got the chance she found out that should could not use her beloved companion there. Hawaii makes it a requirement for animals to be quarantined for 120 days, because they want to try and eliminate the spread of rabies over the islands. She was faced with the problem not going, or going without her guide dog. "Oh, I could have gone without my guide dog, but part of traveling for me, and feeling comfortable in a place, is having the independence my dog provides." The quarantine law did however let the visitors visit their dogs during specific times during the quarantine period, the owners however would not be be able to use their dogs over the course of 120 days. Luckily for Jenine the Department of justice came to assistance in the lawsuit. the final agreement was made to allow travelers with vision impairments to visit Hawaii with their guide dogs without having to put their dogs in quarantine for 120 days. As long as the travelers presented documentation of the rabies vaccine to show their dog was rabies free they would be able to use their dogs as they please on the island.
 * //"One of the happiest days in this long struggle ... was when DOJ signed on with us. Having DOJ behind us meant that we had the support and power of the people who enforce the ADA. We weren’t just a group demanding something unreasonable.// ||
 * [[image:http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/images/foverlk.jpg width="175" height="138" align="center"]] || //"My husband has wanted to live in Hawaii since long before he lost his sight. Now, we can do that freely and travel back to the mainland as often as we want. We have choices. Choice is not always as available to people with disabilities as to others in our society. From raised character and Braille signage on hotel room doors to being able to work my guide dog in Hawaii, the ADA has given me the tools and supports to feel included in society, rather than cared for by it."// ||
 * [[image:http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/images/foverlk.jpg width="175" height="138" align="center"]] || //"My husband has wanted to live in Hawaii since long before he lost his sight. Now, we can do that freely and travel back to the mainland as often as we want. We have choices. Choice is not always as available to people with disabilities as to others in our society. From raised character and Braille signage on hotel room doors to being able to work my guide dog in Hawaii, the ADA has given me the tools and supports to feel included in society, rather than cared for by it."// ||