The transporation access problems just keep coming! Mark McClenaghan, pictured at right, was barred from boarding a train with his guide dog Tuesday. Mark, who is blind, was on his way home to Edinburgh from Aberdeen in Scotland when First Scotway officials prevented him from boarding a sleeper train. He was told that his guide dog could not board because she might pass on fleas, germs, or mites.
When Mr. McClenaghan contacted the station manager with his problem, the manager responded by asking if Mark was genuinely blind. The despite a pass in Mark's possession identifying him as blind, and his dog's certification as a guide dog. He was not permitted to board the train to Edinburgh, and was forced instead to board a train to Perth and spend 95 pounds on a taxi from Perth to Edinburgh.
This incident comes hot on the heels of several other recent incidents of discrimination in transportation, including a lawsuit filed against Northwest Airlines and Detroit Metro Airport.
