[nagdu] Request for Reasonable Accommodation

[Steven Johnson]

Julie et al,

I would be very careful with the wording in terms of the type of dog that is
being referred to.  In most cases, companion animals are considered simply
pets as found in the Job Accommodation Network.  By this simple fact, they
are subject to pet deposits and fees imposed on pets.  Make sure that the
dog is performing some measure of support for the individual and that paper
trail is oh so important.

Steve
Steve


-----Original Message-----
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Of Julie J.
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:03 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Request for Reasonable Accommodation

Tami,

I think you're on the right track.  The only thing I'd add is to be 
sure  to get their response in writing for your records.

But I do have a question...do you need to re-request an accommodation 
either under the FHA or ADA?  For example in this situation your room 
mate has already had a companion dog and has presumably already gone 
through the process of reasonable accommodation through the housing 
manager.   The accommodation hasn't changed.  In my mind it'd be like 
getting a new wheelchair or cane, it performs the same function as the 
last one and all the relevant requests for accommodations would be the 
same, so is there a need to go through all that again?

Julie





On 12/5/2011 2:23 PM, Tami Kinney wrote:
> Hi, gang!
>
> I thought I would ask this publicly to get more opinions and because 
> it's something we all have or will run up against sooner or later. 
> Unless we're lucky...
>
> So i need to write a letter for reasonable accommodation under the FHA 
> for housing. In this case, it is for DD's companion dog, but the same 
> rules apply there as for a guide dog.
>
> So my question is this:
>
> Is there a specific formula to use in a letter requesting reasonable 
> accommodation?
>
> My thought is that we will simply copy the doctor's letter from 
> acouple of years ago to a letter requesting reasonable accommodation 
> in using the wording of the FHA for that which I should know by heart 
> but always blank a bit on. /smile/
>
> So I need to look that up and ask specifically for the relaxation of 
> the pets policy for the new companion dog.
>
> Is there anything there I haven't thought of or some better way to do it?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tami
>
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