[Njagdu] Interesting information that may be helpful to someone.

[blind411]

Thanks, Tracy! I prefer to have posts from the grassroots membership rather
than from our leadership.

 

Fraternally yours,

Marion

 

 

 

From: Njagdu [mailto:njagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:52 AM
To: New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [Njagdu] Interesting information that may be helpful to
someone.

 

I don't think Trish is on the NAGDU list, so I took care of it.

Tracy

 

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From: blind411 <mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>  

To: 'New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users' <mailto:njagdu at nfbnet.org>  

Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:02 AM

Subject: Re: [Njagdu] Interesting information that may be helpful to
someone.

 

Trish,

                This is excellent information! Thanks for posting it here.
If you haven't done so, yet, would you please post it to the NAGDU list?
Thanks a bunch!

 

Marion

 

 

 

 

From: Njagdu [mailto:njagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Trish Ebel
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:41 PM
To: New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [Njagdu] Interesting information that may be helpful to someone.

 

    While working with one of the Bergen county school districts we came
across this problem, so I just wanted to share some helpful information.

 

In a situation where one student is allergic to dogs and another uses a
service dog, the student using the service animal should be accommodated.
However, there needs to be some thought given to the student with allergies.
When they are in a class together, they should be spacially separated. Here
is just such an idea from the Department of Justice's document, Revised ADA
Requirements; Service Animals. This is in regard to the new regulations
published in 2010.

 

*	Allergies and fear of dogs are not valid reasons for denying access
or refusing service to people using service animals. When a person who is
allergic to dog dander and a person who uses a service animal must spend
time in the same room or facility, for example, in a school classroom or at
a homeless shelter, they both should be accommodated by assigning them, if
possible, to different locations within the room or different rooms in the
facility.

http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm

 

The Job Accommodation Network has suggestions for this kind of scenario in
the workplace. Some of those ideas would not and cannot work in a school
setting, but some of them might help to improve the situation. For example,
perhaps a portable air purifier could be used in the class room and/or a
HEPA filter could be used for the ventilation system for that room. Also,
perhaps the student with the service animal could agree to use a dander
control product from the veterinarian or local pet store. The school could
also make for certain that the class room is cleaned regularly; dusted,
vacuumed, floors washed, etc. Here is the link to the JAN document.

http://askjan.org/corner/vol02iss01.htm

 

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