[NAGDU] Hawaii

[Dan Weiner]

So how then is certified training program defined by these rules?


On 5/30/2017 4:31 PM, Marianne Denning via NAGDU wrote:
> Thanks Michael. I have the information from that website. It says a a
> person traveling with a guide dog must have proof the dog came from a
> certified training program. The requirements are different for "service
> animals." I think it is interesting that they treat the two differently.
>
> On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Michael Hingson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here is the link to the web page that describes all requirements,
>> http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/animal-quarantine-information-
>> page/guide-servi
>> ce-dogs-entering-hawaii/. I am not seeing any differences between the
>> entrance requirements for guide and other service dogs. A guide dog is
>> defined as follows:
>>
>> ""Guide dog" means any dog individually trained by a licensed guide dog
>> trainer for guiding a blind person by means of a harness attached to the
>> dog
>> and a rigid handle grasped by the person." I wonder if that definition
>> would
>> hold up under the ADA. I have seen in some articles where Assistance Dogs
>> International has set itself up as the expert and may well have been
>> involved in that definition.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>> Michael Hingson
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Denning
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>> Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
>> Subject: [NAGDU] Hawaii
>>
>> Our family plans a trip to Hawaii this summer. I was reading through the
>> requirements and guide dogs are treated differently than service dogs. I
>> would like to communicate directly with someone who has travelled to Hawaii
>> recently to make sure I am doing the right things. My email is
>> marianne at denningweb.com. Thanks for any assistance.
>>
>> --
>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
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