[nagdu] Guide Dogs at School

[Julie J.]

Mark,

All my best wishes with your new dog!  I don't think I'd be brave enough 
to learn a new dog in January.

I honestly don't know the answers to all your questions.  It seems that 
there are several laws that would apply to various parts of the 
educational experience.  The FHA probably applies to the dormitory, but 
perhaps not because it is limited to only students.  I'll e interested 
to read others responses.  Accommodations regarding the in class 
educational experience would fall under a different law, probably the 
ADA.  Visitors to the campus would be subject to the ADA and the 
college's request for documentation from visitors is most definitely not 
appropriate or legal.

Julie


On 12/6/2011 7:36 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
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> Due to the recent discussion about reasonable accommodations I thought 
> I would ask the list's thoughts on a recent discussion I have just had 
> with my schools ODS office.
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> Although I haven't posted on this list in a long time, as many of you 
> may know, I was considering getting a guyed dog. Well, I have finely 
> been accepted, and I will be receiving a dog from Fidelco on January 
> 3. Because I live in the dorms on campus, I informed the Suffolk ODS 
> office about my getting a guide dog. And, hear is a few excerpts from 
> there service dog policy. For the entire policy you can visit 
> http://www.suffolk.edu/studenthandbooks/47571.html.
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> Requirements of Service Animals and Their Partners
>
> Training: To be present on campus, a service animal must be 
> specifically trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an 
> individual with a disability.(no problem so far) Evidence of 
> successful completion of a recognized licensing or certification 
> program for service animals, or a letter documenting the training, is 
> required. (What does that mean?) A copy of the proof of certification 
> should be filed with the Disability Services Office (for CAS and SBS 
> students), the Dean of Students Office (for Law Students) or Human 
> Resources Office (for faculty/staff/administrators). Visitors or 
> guests may be required to provide documentation to the Suffolk 
> University Police Department.
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> I am not a lawyer, but does that line up with the ADA?
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> Note - Suffolk University will consider, on a case-by-case basis, 
> requests by students who reside in residence halls for a service 
> animal, including a dog or other animal, to reside in the residence 
> hall. Please direct such requests to the Office of Disability Services 
> at least 30 days prior to the date the animal is expected to be in 
> residence.
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> This sounds like they want the authority to refuse acksess to some 
> service animals that don't meet with the ODS stamp of approval.
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> On a different note, is on campus housing at a college covered under 
> the ADA, or the fare housing acksess act, or some other law I don't 
> know about?
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> Mark J. Cadigan
> Electrical Engineering Department
> Suffolk University
> kramc11 at gmail.com
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