[NAGDU] Service Animal Article from Associated Press

Mon Nov 20 13:17:16 UTC 2017

Marion, please correct me if I am wrong but the service dog must be
specifically trained to do a task. Just calming someone down who has panic
attacks is not "specifically trained" is it? It would have to do something
like alert the individual that a panic attack is near, get the person out
of the stressful situation...

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 7:05 AM, NAGDU President via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> wrote:

> Wayne,
>
>         What you state is very true about the presence of an emotional
> support animal in a housing accommodation. There is also an intersection
> between the ADA and the FHA when it comes to the public areas of a housing
> accommodation. For instance, it is my understanding the public areas, such
> as the pools, clubhouse, fitness centers, etc.,  are governed by the ADA
> while only the residence and the direct path to it are governed by the Fair
> Housing Act. It is also my understanding from the article that the dog is a
> service animal, not an emotional support animal, cinse it specifically
> states the dog is trained to mitigate a panic disorder.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
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> President at NAGDU.ORG
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Wayne & Harley
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 3:55 PM
> To: Renee Walker via NAGDU
> Cc: Wayne & Harley
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Service Animal Article from Associated Press
>
> *Hello,
> Since this is a housing issue, my understanding is, the FHA, not the ADA
> should be the law that pertains.
> Under the FHA, the owner of an ESA, may request a "Reasonable
> Accommodation" for their ESA to be in non-pet friendly housing.
> Just my $.02 worth
>
> Wayne And Harley D
>
> k9dad at k9di.org
>
> *On 11/14/2017 1:54 PM, Renee Walker via NAGDU wrote:
> > Emotional support animals are not protected by ADA because they are not
> trained to do a task to help a person in need. There are anxiety and autism
> service dogs that are trained to do several tasks that recognize and
> specifically break a cycle of panic or behavior of a person such as
> alerting the person with a specific signal that they are starting to get
> upset, pushing a person away from an area of triggers, getting a person in
> a safe position such as on the floor and providing weight resistance by
> getting in their lap or laying across their body, or going to get help.
> Those tasks are tasks covered by ADA. It is very involved and intense work
> for the service animal. I am not sure about this specific case, but by
> mentioning it was a service animal protected by ADA, I have to assumed it
> was a dog trained to do certain tasks to break anxiety cyclic behaviors.
> >
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> >> On Nov 14, 2017, at 2:46 PM, S L Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Marion:
> >>
> >> I thought that emotional support dogs were not considered service
> dogs.  Has
> >> this dog been specially trained or is it just her pet that she is
> claiming
> >> to be a trained service dog?
> >>
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> >> Subject: [NAGDU] Service Animal Article from Associated Press
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> >> Dear Fellow Federationists,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am forwarding this article which appeared on today's AP wire
> concerning a
> >> recent
> >> Court decision between two individuals with disabilities who had a
> dispute
> >> concerning the presence of a service animal and the resolution. Please
> have
> >> a read!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Fraternally yours,
> >>
> >> Marion
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Marion Gwizdala, President
> >>
> >> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
> >>
> >> National Federation of the Blind
> >>
> >> (813) 626-2789
> >>
> >> President at NAGDU.ORG
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> >> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
> >> expectations because low expectations create barriers between blind
> people
> >> and our dreams. You can live the life you want! Blindness is not what
> holds
> >> you back.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Marion Gwizdala [mailto:marion.gwizdala at verizon.net]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Updated At 12 oh 5 AM.. Judge weighs sorority sisters' dispute over dog
> >> Judge weighs sorority sisters' dispute over dog The Associated Press
> >> COLUMBUS, Ohio . COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A federal judge is deciding
> whether a
> >> dog trained to help an Ohio State University student during panic
> attacks
> >> can stay at her sorority house despite another student's allergy. The
> >> Columbus Dispatch reports the university ordered Madeleine Entine to
> remove
> >> her dog, Cory, from the Chi Omega sorority house because another
> resident
> >> complained that the dog inflamed her allergies and, in turn, her Crohn's
> >> disease. A school official determined that both students were protected
> >> under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the only solution was to
> allow
> >> the person who signed up for their room first to stay in the house.
> Entine
> >> filed a temporary restraining order against the university on Oct. 26. A
> >> judge is weighing whether to issue a permanent injunction allowing her
> and
> >> the dog to stay.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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