[nagdu] ADA

[Janice Toothman]

I do not often respond, and I might be splitting hairs but I do not feel 
that a guide dog is a support animal.  It is a service animal. When it 
refers to the service animal as a support animal it makes me wonder if 
they are referring to other types of assistance service animals (i.e. 
emotional support, seizure detection) that may not be as well behaved or 
trained.  Therefore, they added the clause to ensure that a "legitimate" 
relationship that mitigates a disability or in a support animal, a 
medical/psychiatric condition.

I would object to the "certification" aspect in as far as owner-trained 
dogs do effectively perform their tasks and would have problems with 
certification.

Non of us want more bureaucracy in our lives than we need and it is not 
necessary.
Janice, who somewhat patiently waits for her new guide dog


On 4/13/2015 8:05 PM, Ashley Coleman via nagdu wrote:
> This is not a residential school. It is a very small community college. If
> this helps.
>
> --
> Thank you
> Ashley Coleman
> Blinkie Chicks: Social Media Manager
> http://www.blinkiechicks.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aleeha Dudley [mailto:blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 8:04 PM
> To: Ashley Coleman; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] ADA
>
> This does seem wrong to me. I am not sure, as I have not really looked at
> legislation lately, but I think the fair housing act might require proof of
> vaccination, but that's it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 8:01 PM, Ashley Coleman via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> This afternoon I was researching disability services in community
>> colleges in North Carolina for a project I'm working on. I noticed
>> that BCC has a clause in their disability handbook that I find
> interesting. It states:
>> "BCC has the right to request certification for support animals that
>> documents an animal is properly trained as a service animal. The
>> certification must come from an organization that trains service
>> animals. It must contain a doctor's statement explaining why the
>> service animal is needed. It must also contain a certification of health
> from a veterinarian.
>> Accommodations are made on an individual basis."
>>
>> I'm not the best person to ask about the ADA, so I decided to bring
>> this to you all. This doesn't seem right to me. This feels wrong. Am I
>> right? Should this be changed?
>>
>> Thoughts anyone?
>>
>> --
>> Thank you
>> Ashley Coleman
>> Blinkie Chicks: Social Media Manager
>> http://www.blinkiechicks.com/
>>
>>
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