Available underground. In the capital’s subway was not allowed a blind man with a guide dog
At metro station “University” in Kiev would not let the blind man Anatoly Varfolomeeva because of his seeing eye dog.
This he said on his page on the social network Facebook.
The incident occurred on Saturday, April 1. According to the man, he was nasty, humiliated his honor and dignity and in a humiliating manner” proposed to reach by public transport.
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“Yesterday (April 1 – Ed.) at 21.30 I went with tiger (my dog) on a checkpoint station “University”. There are two metro workers in the form of boorish, humiliating my honor and dignity as a person with disabilities, has banned the movement of the metro, which prevented my trip home. That is, instead of assist in our movement, in a humiliating manner suggested to leave the station and, as the alternative offered to reach by public transport,” he wrote.
According to Varfolomeyev such a trip in later in the day for him actually neoplasia due to the lack of the ability to see the number of taxis, barrier access and lack of open space.
In response to the act of subway employees, the man called the police.
“Then called the police drafting a statement in a cynical employees of the subway, problems with the taxi (again, instead of accompanying the person with disabilities is the problem of transporting dogs),” added Bartholomew.
He got home in 3 hours and paid a taxi 110 UAH.
The incident in Facebook said the Advisor to the chief of the Moscow metro Natalia Makagon. She promised that the behavior of the employees of the subway will consider, however, added that to take dogs in the metro is prohibited.
“Unfortunately, in the deep underground, the transport of dogs is prohibited (it may result in serious injury). In some countries there are centers for the training of guide dogs for the metro, a certificate is issued and the rules of the subway is provided. However, we have not. In other cases, people with disabilities our employees accompany. Another thing – the issue of the tactless behavior of our employee. It is now considered and appropriate conclusions will be made,” she explained.
We will remind, earlier in Kiev has launched a social taxi service for people with disabilities. To use it, must be willing to stand in a special account. And to carry them will be in the medical, rehabilitation and other companies. Despite this, the Kiev complained about the new service.