[nagdu] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] rights of puppy raisers case in pa

[Marion Gwizdala]

William,

	The writer of this message is very mistaken. The ADA does not
protect the rights of a person training a service dog; it only protects a
disabled individual'ss right to be accompanied by a trained service dog to
public entities and private entities that provide public acommodations. By
definition, a dog in training is not a service dog and, even if the
individual training the dog is disabled - an essential element for
protection under the ADA - if the dog is not "trained to do work or perform
tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability" it is not a service
dog.

	Now, there may be a state law that affords the rights of access to
those training service dogs, since a state may make a law that offers
greater protections than federal law. The key here would be how the state
law is worded as to whether or not a puppy raiser would would be considered
a trainer. 

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


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There are none so blind as those who will not see

William and Leader Dog Lynard

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This is all I know, but under the ADA puppy raisers for guide dog schools do

have the same rights of access to public entities as guide dog users 
themselves. Of course, they always have the same responsabilities as well. 
As noted prior when I voted a few weeks ago one of the polling place workers

had a "Leader dog" puppy at the public school where we voted. It was on its 
first day in public, being six weeks, not six months old. He was quite well 
behaved and groomed and mostly slepted by the way.

What is disturbing in this case is that this is a public library at issue. 
Public entities should know better, but given the discrimination by BSBP 
against all blind folks here I'm not surprised at the discrimination by 
public actors.

Joe
Haverford library, trainer, reach settlement over guide dog



Published: Thursday, August 14, 2014

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By Lois Puglionesi

CORRESPONDENT



HAVERFORD TWP.--A Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission public hearing 
over allegations that the Haverford Township Free Library discriminated 
against

puppy raiser Deborah Rosan adjourned quickly Tuesday, with an announcement 
that the parties had reached a tentative settlement agreement.



Rosan's attorney Lawrence Coburn said both parties hope to sign off on a 
consent order agreeing that puppy raisers working with organizations that 
train

and raise puppies to serve as guide/support dogs for individuals with 
disabilities will be deemed handlers/trainers of support animals, terms used

in Section

5(i)(1) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.



Additional terms provide that such puppies must be at least six months old. 
And, if the puppy causes a disturbance in a public accommodation, the puppy

raiser must remove the dog at once.



Coburn said the settlement would include another confidential document and a

letter of apology signed by Rosan.



Source:

http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2014/08/14/news_of_delaware_county/
news/doc53ed13b70822a265655956.txt
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