I walked in with my guide dog, Mr. Paul explained to the server that his dog wasnt a pet.
Its OK, hes aservice dog.
He looked at me, he looked at Maple, and said, Emotional support dog?
No, like a guide dog for the blind.'
I showed this to him; I said, Im blind.'
But the worker thought he was making it all up.
He said, Youre looking right at me.
Retinitis pigmentosa causes loss of side (peripheral) vision.
Though he tried to explain this to the restaurant employee, he still wasnt allowed inside.
I said, Honestly, no.
There could be.'
Im speechless, Paul concluded his video.
Paul did not disclose the name of the restaurant where the incident took place.
In asubsequent post, the artist explained that he came back to the restaurant to meet with the manager.
I just want people to understand the spectrum of blindness and the importance ofservice animals, he explained.
What is going on out there that would lead this man to believethat Iwas lying?
I think most people want things to be black or white.
Paul added that its common for people to assume hes not blind and accuse him of being a liar.
I dont want anything bad to happen to this establishment.
I just want them to learn from the whole experience.
The employee had no right to question, a social media user commented
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