[nagdu] New definition of a service animal

Tue Jul 27 03:03:00 UTC 2010

Is that a joke? There are actually parrots who assist. A service
animal doesn't have to be a guide animal. A parrot could press buttons
on a phone, turn dials, pick up items, speak phrases trained to a
specific signal (for example, a person who is deaf, when making the
sign for "Help" may have trained the parrot to then say "Can you help
me?" then further signs for different things they might need help with
could signal the parrot to say certain phrases. A parrot could also
easily flip light switches, flush a toilet, or turn a faucet on/off.

On 7/26/10, Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
> I'm disappointed, too.  You know, we even have a guide parrot here and he
> does actually guide his person.  Guess the parrot's not a service animal any
> more.
>
> margo andArrow
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Jones" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
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> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] New definition of a service animal
>
>
> I am disappointed that the new definition is so narrow!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Ginger Kutsch
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 7:13 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] New definition of a service animal
>
> FYI. The Department of Justice finally released the revised ADA regulations
> implementing Title II and Title III which includes the new definition of a
> service animal at:
> <http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm>
> http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm
>
> Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or
> perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including
> a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.
> Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained,
> are not service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or
> tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the
> handler´s disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited
> to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation
> and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the
> presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue
> work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure,
> alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as
> medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with
> balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping
> persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or
> interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects
> of an animal´s presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being,
> comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes
> of this definition.
>
> *****
> § 36.302 Modifications in policies, practices, or procedures.
> (c) * * *
>
> (2) Exceptions. A public accommodation may ask an individual with a
> disability to remove a service animal from the premises if:
>
> (i) The animal is out of control and the animal´s handler does not take
> effective action to control it; or
>
> (ii) The animal is not housebroken.
>
> (3) If an animal is properly excluded. If a public accommodation properly
> excludes a service animal under § 36.302(c)(2), it shall give the individual
> with a disability the opportunity to obtain goods, services, and
> accommodations without having the service animal on the premises.
>
> (4) Animal under handler´s control. A service animal shall be under the
> control of its handler. A service animal shall have a harness, leash, or
> other tether, unless either the handler is unable because of a disability to
> use a harness, leash, or other tether, or the use of a harness, leash, or
> other tether would interfere with the service animal´s safe, effective
> performance of work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be
> otherwise under the handler´s control (e.g., voice control, signals, or
> other effective means).
>
> (5) Care or supervision. A public accommodation is not responsible for the
> care or supervision of a service animal.
>
> (6) Inquiries. A public accommodation shall not ask about the nature or
> extent of a person´s disability, but may make two inquiries to determine
> whether an animal qualifies as a service animal. A public accommodation may
> ask if the animal is required because of a disability and what work or task
> the animal has been trained to perform. A public accommodation shall not
> require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified,
> trained, or licensed as a service animal. Generally, a public accommodation
> may not make these inquiries about a service animal when it is readily
> apparent that an animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for an
> individual with a disability (e.g., the dog is observed guiding an
> individual who is blind or has low vision, pulling a person´s wheelchair, or
> providing assistance with stability or balance to an individual with an
> observable mobility disability).
>
> (7) Access to areas of a public accommodation. Individuals with disabilities
> shall be permitted to be accompanied by their service animals in all areas
> of a place of public accommodation where members of the public, program
> participants, clients, customers, patrons, or invitees, as relevant, are
> allowed to go.
>
> (8) Surcharges. A public accommodation shall not ask or require an
> individual with a disability to pay a surcharge, even if people accompanied
> by pets are required to pay fees, or to comply with other requirements
> generally not applicable to people without pets. If a public accommodation
> normally charges individuals for the damage they cause, an individual with a
> disability may be charged for damage caused by his or her service animal.
>
> (9) Miniature horses. (i) A public accommodation shall make reasonable
> modifications in policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a
> miniature horse by an individual with a disability if the miniature horse
> has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of
> the individual with a disability.
>
> (ii) Assessment factors. In determining whether reasonable modifications in
> policies, practices, or procedures can be made to allow a miniature horse
> into a specific facility, a public accommodation shall consider--
>
> (A) The type, size, and weight of the miniature horse and whether the
> facility can accommodate these features;
>
> (B) Whether the handler has sufficient control of the miniature horse;
>
> (C) Whether the miniature horse is housebroken; and
>
> (D) Whether the miniature horse´s presence in a specific facility
> compromises legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for safe
> operation.
>
> (iii) Other requirements. Sections 36.302(c)(3) through (c)(8), which apply
> to service animals, shall also apply to miniature horses.
>
>
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