[nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Sat May 18 03:05:02 UTC 2013 

Where do you live i the suburbs. I have experienced trying to get a cat in Overland Park, or maybe it was Leawood. LOL.

CL

On May 17, 2013, at 9:07 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heck, we are lucky to get a cab up here in the burbs of Kansas City, so I'm
> not calling for another taxi if one does show up.
> 	I almost had a problem with the driver who picked me up at Amtrak.
> He said something to the effect of the dog not touching him, so I'm not
> sure, since the turnover seems to be rather large, the education of Muslim
> taxi drivers is working all that well.
> 	To me, if you drive a taxi, you should know you will have drunks,
> people who don't bathe; guide and service animals with their handlers and
> all manner of other clientele, and the people I know, in the vast majority,
> keep their dogs very clean and under control.
> Darla
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of rhonda cruz
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 6:02 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies
> 
> hi marry, i did have a cab driver.
> told me once.
> that he couldn't have my dog in his cab.
> but i stayed calm.
> and ordered a another cab. to drive me to my appointmentt.
> 
> 
> On May 17, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Mary Wurtzel wrote:
> 
>> I had my first  experience with someone who was allergic to dogs on a 
>> bus today.
>> The lady insisted on standing up at the front of the bus.  I didn't 
>> know anything else I could do except to let her be.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy 
>> Carcione
>> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:10 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies
>> 
>> Indeed it is, but I rather like New Journey!
>> Tracy
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies
>> 
>> 
>>> 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
>>>>> GSM: +372 58 440 521
>>>>> 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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