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Disability: in 2022, 167 refusals of access to blind people and their guide dogs
Disability: in 2022, 167 refusals of access to blind people and their guide dogs – (France)
In 2022, 167 refusals of access to blind people and their guide dogs were recorded in France. Anthony Martins-Misse and his guide dog were violently kicked out of a VTC by its driver last March.
In a video shot on March 6, a guide dog for blind person is violently torn from a car and Anthony Martins-Misse, blind, is verbally and physically attacked. The man who yells at them is a VTC driver. He chases Anthony Martins-Misse of his vehicle. “I am shocked by this situation, by what I felt and what I suffered“, says Anthony Martins-Misse. However, the law is clear. All transport and places which welcome the public must accept guide dogs.
2,700 guide dogs in France
In 2022, 167 access refusals were recorded. A number below reality, because it only lists reports. Shops, restaurants and transport are the main places where cases have occurred. Two thirds concerned women. The associations remind us that these dogs are not animals like any other. There are 2,700 of them in France to be specially trained and necessary for their masters.
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