A taxi driver was convicted as he refused to let a blind girl, who had a guide dog with her, into his vehicle.
This decision was issued for the first time in Greece, according to the lawyer, Vangelis Avgoulas, who made a post on Facebook.
"A short while ago and for the first time in Greece, we obtained a conviction against a professional taxi driver who refused to board a blind girl because of the guide dog he was handling, even using violence against the trained Labrador.
After the exemplary judgement of the judiciary, the need for social dialogue on the #Inclusion and #Accessibility of blind guide dog handlers is as visible as the daily struggle of the disabled citizens of this country for the obvious!
I thank the Greek Guide Dogs Centre - Greek Guide Dogs for their trust in me and my colleagues Themis Sofos and Anastasia Yarenis for their valuable support in the case," the lawyer said in his post.
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