[nagdu] ADA

Wed Apr 15 17:58:06 UTC 2015

Ashley,

	What everyone can do is bring these issues to our attention so we
can educate those with policies that would compromise the civil rights of
their customers and the assets of their organizations. 

Marion

-----Original Message-----
From: Ashley Coleman [mailto:amc05111 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:30 AM
To: Marion Gwizdala; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ADA

I am happy to hear that there is something in the works to educate schools.
If there is anything I can do to help in this process, please let me know. 

Ashley Coleman, 

> On Apr 14, 2015, at 05:47, Marion Gwizdala via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
>    A few years ago an ADA Business Technical Assistance Center (BTAC) 
> promulgated some inaccurate information about service animals on 
> school campuses that contained some very inaccurate information. After 
> they were challenged on this information, it was retracted; however, 
> the retraction seems to have never reached those who relied upon the 
> inaccurate information to develop their policies. NAGDU is in the 
> process of seeking grants to educate the educators on this. As you 
> come across these policies, please let us know so we can correct the
problems.
> 
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridget 
> Walker via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:36 PM
> To: Ashley Coleman; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of 
> Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] ADA
> 
> Hi all,
> I have found this to be a problem for quite some time. If you google 
> service dogs on college campuses you will see all of these guidelines 
> which are 100% out of compliance with the ADA.
> I have only visited one university open to learning about the 
> difference between service dogs and emotional support dogs. The rest 
> take from one another and do what they think is right. Most times it 
> is wrong. Let me give you an example.
> This semester I am taking a science class. The science was not 
> originally set up to have a lab attached. The professor added it 
> without checking with the college. When I was not getting my needs met 
> in the course from the professor I had to speak to different 
> individuals until I found myself in front of two deans and the head of 
> disability services. I stated my case regarding equal access and they 
> replied with your guide dog can not be with you in your class because 
> it is a lab. They said it was a safety risk. They said I would either 
> have to drop the class or take an independent study which was not a sure
option.
> I replied with, do you allow any student to enter this lab? Can any 
> professor enter this lab? Can any visiter who comes to the college 
> enter this lab on a tore? The administrators said yes. I said then 
> guess what, you are breaking a federal law by not providing me access 
> to a classroom with my guide dog. If anyone is aloud so are we.
> It took a lot to get them to comply and they still fall short. 
> I do not believe they should have any atheist over service dogs. 
> The only right I would give them is to know they can ask someone to 
> remove their dog if it acts inappropriately. So what would be that
standard?
> Bridget
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>>> On Apr 13, 27 Heisei, 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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