[il-talk] The Battle, but not the War

[mrallman116 at gmail.com]

Good afternoon. As a guide dog user, I would like to thank you for your commitment to these issues.

Melissa Allman
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> On May 20, 2017, at 12:44 PM, Wayne & Harley via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am happy to report, that it appears that the current battle against HB3162 has been won, but the war is not over. Ms. Manley is bound and determined to propose and get passed into law, a bill to kerb "Fake Service Dogs".
> 
> Allow me to clarify a few things.
> 
> There is no "Fake Service Dog" problem, there is only a problem of non disabled humans fraudulently misrepresenting their untrained, and undersocialized pets as Service Dogs.
> 
> Two criteria need to exist for a dog, on in some rare cases, Miniature Horses, to be Service Animals.
> 
> 1 The Owner is disabled
> 
> 2.  The dog, or miniature horse is individually trained in work, or task(s) that directly mitigate their owner's disability. Therefore, a non-disabled person, so fraudulently misrepresenting their pet as a Service Animal is, fraudulently, claiming to be disabled and claiming rights and protections not due them.
> 
> To forestall ms. manley, a group has been formed to draft a bill that will, hopefully, protect Service Animal Owners, ALL of them, whether the Service Animal Owner chooses to go through a programme, or to Owner Train their Service Dog. As well as kerb pets being fraudulently misrepresented by their non-disabled owners as legitimate service Animals. This group, a coalition of Service Dog Owners (some of which are Owner Trainers), professional trainers, and the owner of a small Service Dog training programme here in Illinois. I am in that group representing myself as a Service Animal Owner, and Owner Trainer.
> 
> As our model, we are using the stature from Florida. We are diligently reviewing the statue, and slightly tweaking it, to suit local Illinois conditions. The aim is that using the Florida statue will bring Illinois Service Animal Law more in line with the ADA, and offer a way to kerb those non-disabled humans from fraudulently misrepresenting their pets as service Animals....
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> If President Avant wishes, I will provide periodic reports to the group.
> 
> 
> Yours, Very Sincerely And Respectfully,
> 
> 
> Wayne M. Scace
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