[nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies

[L Gwizdak]

Hey Cristal,
No stupid questions here - no such thiing! LOL!  The national NAGDU 
(National Association of Guide Dog Users) also has affiliates in many states 
in the U.S.  The one you asked about is the New Jersey affiliate.  Here in 
California, we have CAGDU - California Association of Guide Dog Users.

I know it all sounds like alphabet soup - like what Campbell Soup used to 
put out in the 1960s.

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christel Sogenbits" <christel.chrissu at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies


> Hey!
>
> Maybe it is  a very stupid question but what is NJAGDU?
>
>
> Tervitades / With greetings
> Christel Sogenbits
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> E-mail: christel.chrissu at gmail.com
> Skype: christel.chrissu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:51 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies
>
>
> Trish Ebel posted this info to the NJAGDU list, and Marion asked that it 
> be
> forwarded here as well.
>
> From: Njagdu [mailto:njagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Trish Ebel
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:41 PM
> To: New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [Njagdu] Interesting information that may be helpful to someone.
>
>
>
>    While working with one of the Bergen county school districts we came
> across this problem, so I just wanted to share some helpful information.
>
>
>
> In a situation where one student is allergic to dogs and another uses a
> service dog, the student using the service animal should be accommodated.
> However, there needs to be some thought given to the student with 
> allergies.
>
> When they are in a class together, they should be spacially separated. 
> Here
> is just such an idea from the Department of Justice's document, Revised 
> ADA
> Requirements; Service Animals. This is in regard to the new regulations
> published in 2010.
>
>
>
>  a.. Allergies and fear of dogs are not valid reasons for denying access 
> or
>
> refusing service to people using service animals. When a person who is
> allergic to dog dander and a person who uses a service animal must spend
> time in the same room or facility, for example, in a school classroom or 
> at
> a homeless shelter, they both should be accommodated by assigning them, if
> possible, to different locations within the room or different rooms in the
> facility.
> http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
>
>
>
> The Job Accommodation Network has suggestions for this kind of scenario in
> the workplace. Some of those ideas would not and cannot work in a school
> setting, but some of them might help to improve the situation. For 
> example,
> perhaps a portable air purifier could be used in the class room and/or a
> HEPA filter could be used for the ventilation system for that room. Also,
> perhaps the student with the service animal could agree to use a dander
> control product from the veterinarian or local pet store. The school could
> also make for certain that the class room is cleaned regularly; dusted,
> vacuumed, floors washed, etc. Here is the link to the JAN document.
>
> http://askjan.org/corner/vol02iss01.htm
>
>
>
>
>
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