[nagdu] Clearing up confusion over service animals

[Dailyah]

Most interesting to me is that it's like they looked for the oldest photo they could find!  The picture with the article is, if I'm not mistaken, a youngish boy named Travis Stout with his first service dog from Canine Companions.  They haven't used that backpack or even that logo in probably 20 years!  Travis recently got married and such.  Gave me a giggle



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>Clearing up confusion over service animals
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>Tips By Dennis Dotson 
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>Lincoln County Sheriff 
>
>Friday, August 2, 2013
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>Source:
>http://www.thenewsguard.com/opinion/article_649a87bc-fb00-11e2-9f5e-0019bb29
>63f4.html
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>Service animals may be of any type or breed of dog and need not be certified
>by any governmental agency or service group. Some service animals, such as
>guide dogs, may be readily identifiable, but many don't have a distinctive
>symbol, harness, or collar.
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>It's important to understand that service animals are not pets and may be
>trained by an individual or organization to assist individuals with
>disabilities. People should not attempt to pet the animal or offer food
>items.
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>The following examples are just some of the ways service animals may be used
>to provide assistance:
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>.Guiding people who are blind or have poor vision;
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>.Alerting people who are deaf or hard of hearing;
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>.Retrieving or picking up items, opening doors, or flipping switches for
>people with disabilities who have limited use of their hands, arms or legs;
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>.Pulling wheelchairs;
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>.Providing physical support and assisting people with physical disabilities
>with stability and balance;
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>.Doing work or performing tasks for persons with traumatic brain injury,
>intellectual disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities, such as reminding a
>person with depression to take medication or to wake the person;
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>.Alerting a person with anxiety to the onset of panic attacks, providing
>tactile stimulation to calm a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,
>assisting people with schizophrenia to distinguish between hallucinations
>and reality, and helping people with traumatic brain injury to locate
>misplaced items, find places or follow daily routines.
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>Under the ADA, service animals assisting individuals with disabilities are
>permitted in all public facilities and areas where the general public is
>allowed. If an animal exhibits vicious behavior, poses a direct threat to
>the health of others, or unreasonably disrupts or interferes with normal
>business operations, the employee may direct the partner/handler to remove
>the animal from the premises.
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>Barking alone is not a threat nor does a direct threat exist if the
>partner/handler takes prompt effective action to control the animal. Each
>incident must be considered individually and past incidents alone are not
>cause for excluding a service animal. Removal of a service animal may not be
>used as a reason to refuse service to an individual with disabilities.
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>Businesses are required by federal law to permit service animals to
>accompany their partner/handler in all areas that other customers or members
>of the public are allowed. If it is unclear whether an animal meets the
>definition of a service animal, an employee may ask the individual only the
>following questions:
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>.Is the animal required because of a disability?
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>.What task or service has this animal been trained to do?
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>If the individual explains that the animal is required because of a
>disability and has been trained to work or perform at least one task, the
>animal meets the definition of a service animal and no further question as
>to the animal's status should be asked. The person should not be asked
>questions about his/her disabilities nor should the person be asked to
>provide any license, certification or ID card for the service animal.
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>Any individual who, as a result of his/her disability, believes he/she has
>been discriminated against should contact the Civil Rights Division of the
>U.S. Department of Justice.
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>For more information and tips, visit our web site at
>www.lincolncountysheriff.net and on your Smartphone via the "MobilePatrol"
>app and Like us on Facebook at Lincoln County Sheriff's Office - Oregon.
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