[nabs-l] Students with guide dogs

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi Minh,

I just graduated from a private university, where I lived on campus
all four years.  I never had to provide disability services with any
information.  I was in the dining hall and other food service areas
frequently, and no one ever had a problem.  If you were to work in one
of these places, perhaps there would be reason for these questions,
but if you only plan to eat, you don't have to worry.

I even stayed in the dorm for a year and never was asked for any
information on my dog.  So you can certainly tell this person that not
"all" universities require this information.  This isn't even a reason
for the information anyway.  You should also point out that under the
ADA, this is not a question that can be asked of you.

I was told recently that some bad information was provided to many
universities about the questions they can ask of students with service
dogs.  Perhaps this is a result of that.

On 8/30/13, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at gmail.com> wrote:
> I never had to provide this information when I went to the university with
> my guide  dog. I however didn't live on campus, so I don't know what the
> rules are. I never was asked anything when I took her into the student union
>  to get meals though.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 30, 2013, at 6:07 PM, minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I hope all of your semesters are off to a great start. I just moved
>> into my dorm yesterday and am settling down with my guide dog. I have
>> a question regarding disability services and the questions they can
>> ask about a service animal. I received a message from my DS office
>> today inquiring whether my guide is all up to dates on her vaccines
>> and if she is licensed. I wrote back asking about the relevancy of
>> this question because under the ADA, the only two questions public
>> places are allowed to ask are "is the animal a service animal" and
>> "what services do they perfor." The dean replied that every university
>> requires this information of their students with service animals in
>> case dining services need this information. From your knowledge, is
>> this true? I'm just trying to figure out what my rights are as a
>> college student with a service animal. I do understand there are
>> safetyconcerns involved, however, I feel as though my guide has
>> nothing to do with the services that DS is providing me. Also, I
>> attend a private institution so maybe the requirements are different.
>> Any information you can give is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Minh
>>
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-- 
Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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