[nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies

[rhonda cruz]

 hi cindy, yes, it is.



On May 16, 2013, at 5:36 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:

> Isn't it the New Jersey Guide Dog Users?
> 
> CL
> 
> On May 16, 2013, at 7:18 AM, rhonda cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> hi krystal,  that is the new journey guide dog users,
>> 
>> 
>> On May 15, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Christel Sogenbits wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey!
>>> 
>>> Maybe it is  a very stupid question but what is NJAGDU?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tervitades / With greetings
>>> Christel Sogenbits
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>>> -----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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