A well-known hotel in Rimini refused a reservation for a visually impaired guest because he was accompanied by his guide dog. The Giustitalia Association, which assists the unfortunate guest, reported this incident and reminds the public that Italian law establishes that a blind person, accompanied by a guide dog, can enter. in all places open to the public (such as, for example, a hotel).
To pay the price for this act of "discrimination" , a gentleman from Campania, Pasquale C., 40 years old, single employee, who had asked the Rimini hotel for the availability of a room from December 23 to 26, 2019, to spend Christmas with some friends since she had no family.
The hotel reservations office clerk, who had initially responded positively, after learning that Mr. Pasquale was accompanied by his guide dog, a German Shepherd, explained that the 'company policy' makes it impossible to access the facility with dogs or other animals, especially if “big size” like the dog in question.
The man decided to settle for a farm where no problems whatsoever were raised.
The guide dog is the inseparable life companion of the blind person, and yet in today's Italy it still happens, sometimes, that these animals – trained and non-dangerous – They are not even allowed into restaurants, taxis or other places, leading directly to the exclusion of their owners who cannot do without them. four-legged “guide”.
The man has decided to take legal action, through the Giustitalia Association, against the hotel, hoping for administrative fines of up to €3000 and civil compensation for the moral damages he suffered.
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