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

[David Andrews]

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At 09:51 AM 5/15/2013, you wrote:
>Can I get on that list?
>I am a certified ADA trainer now so I will have more information to 
>share soon!
>
>Best,
>Trisha
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>blind411
>To: <mailto:carcione at access.net>'Tracy Carcione' ; 
><mailto:njagdu at nfbnet.org>'New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users'
>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [Njagdu] Interesting information that may be helpful to someone.
>
>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
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:blind411 at verizon.net>blind411
>To: <mailto:njagdu at nfbnet.org>'New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users'
>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>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>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>http://askjan.org/corner/vol02iss01.htm 
>
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