[NAGDU] The Seeing Eye's comments on the Department of Transportation's Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Traveling by Air with Service Animals

[Buddy Brannan]

I am, however, concerned by the following statement in the Seeing Eye’s comments:

If DOT is intent on defining "handler," The Seeing Eye requests that DOT expand the definition to include credentialed service animal trainers.

Given that there is no recognized credential for a service animal trainer, apart of course for certification by the specific training program, what does this actually mean? Moreover, what’s the real, substantive difference between a “credentialed” service dog trainer and an owner trainer? Seems to me that that’s opening up a whole ’nother can of worms, although I certainly understand the need for trainers to be able to transport dogs to or from a student or graduate. I can get behind defining the definition of “handler”, but let’s please be careful about what’s included, because that could come back to bite someone. Maybe me. 


Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Email: buddy at brannan.name
Mobile: (814) 431-0962



> On Feb 20, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Buddy Brannan via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Howdy y’all,
> 
> Yeah, I think Melissa’s link got a little bit mangled. Try this one.
> https://www.seeingeye.org/graduates/comments-on-nprm-012220.html
> 
> 
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Email: buddy at brannan.name
> Mobile: (814) 431-0962
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 20, 2020, at 4:39 PM, Melissa Allman via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> http://support.seeingeye.org/site/R?i=YDTp27sG-HPASZeoPFbXGA
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