[nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?

[Michael Hingson]

 But not where a blind student is concerned. 


Best,


Michael Hingson

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 05:33 PM
To: Nicole Torcolini at Home
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your
Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?

Whenever I have seen articles about students and service dogs the articles
mention that an adult is present to direct the dog. 

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> On Apr 5, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Nicole Torcolini at Home
<ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> 
> In most cases, why wouldn't the student be fully responsible for the dog?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 5, 2014, at 10:18 AM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> WTF! Good for you Julie for going to bat for this boy. 
> As for a service dog, didn't Ann say there was a difference between an 
> adult in the school using a dog and a student? I can't find her post, 
> but it seemed to be that adults can use a dog no questions asked, but 
> children since they are not taking full responsibility for the dog cannot?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 7:16 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your 
> Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?
> 
> Actually yes.  I've been to an IEP meeting where the debate was 
> whether or not to let the little boy use a cane.  By letting him have 
> his cane at school, the school was also acknowledging that they would 
> have to provide O&M instruction.  That cost money they didn't want to 
> spend, so no cane at school.
> 
> I do truly believe that in the classroom and other places where the 
> public is not invited do not fall under the ADA, but rather the I.D.E.A.
> 
> Julie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicole Torcolini
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:04 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your 
> Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?
> 
> Um, I'm sorry, but no. A service dog is not an accommodation. Do you 
> write in an IEP that a student needs a cane or a wheelchair? I don't think
so.
> Service dogs need to be treated the same that a cane or wheelchair 
> would be treated in regards to being allowed and the student needing 
> the dog. If there are issues with the dog him/herself or the student 
> not being able to care for, handle, or control the dog, those issues 
> need to be handled on a case by case basis .

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