[Oagdu] Fwd: Forms

[Andy Leach]

Good morning all:

 

As far as I can tell, the problems with the forms have been identified and
you've outlined the areas of concern.  I didn't go over them with a fine
tooth comb, but they look good.

 

Andy and Brie

 

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Do you all think that this is a reasonable breakdown of how these two forms
are unreasonable?
I want to receive more opinions and someone to help me edit this request
before I send it off to ODS. 

Thanks,

Abby and Cricket


Objections to forms:
Service animal rules:
1. illegal things are being asked. 
Examples: 
(E) 
The student is responsible for assuring that the 
Animal
does not unduly interfere 
with the routine activities of the residence or cause difficulties for
students who reside 
there. Sensitivity to residents with allergies and to those who fear animals
is 
important 
to ensure the peace of the residential community.
Disability Services and Residence 
Life & Housing will work with students in situations where an accommodation
for an 
Animal negatively impacts another student covered by the Americans with
Disabilities 
Act. Housing relocation may be utilized to 
resolve such conflicts. 


(J) 
Residence Life 
& Housing 
has the authority to relocate a student and the
Animal
as 
necessary
per current contractual agreements.

The law states that neither fear, nor allergy is not an acceptable reason to
not allow a service animal to be in a residence. 

There are three places in this document that state that the person with
disabilities must submit a request to have their service animal in housing
as shown here:

(G) 
The student must notify Residence Life
& Housing
and Disability Services in writing 
if the 
Animal 
is no longer needed as a
service animal
or is no longer in residence. To 
replace one 
Animal 
with a different 
Animal
, the student must file a new request.

By law, a person with a disability who utilizes a service animal is not
required to give any notice that they use the service animal. 

This policy is unnecessary because the ADA already covers the fact that the
handler is responsible for the control, behavior, clean up, and financial
responsibilities related to the service animal. The ADA also states that the
handler can be asked to remove the service animal from the premises if the
animal is being unruly or is out of control and the handler is NOT doing
anything to get the animal back under their control. 


If, this form is being required because the university is allowing ESA
animals on campus, then people with service dogs should be made aware of
this document. The document should not be a "contract," but should be a
policy that is given to each student who either is registered with the
Office of Disability Services, or, just the students with either a service
animal or ESA. 
Request for housing accommodations:
people with permanent disabilities being required to fill this out once a
year is unreasonable.
The requirements for having to fill out the form and subsequently have the
doctor fill out the form should be:
1: the disability changes: Another disability is diagnosed or worsens, or if
the disability is "cured" or becomes resolved in any way.

2: if the student in question does not require any of the listed
accommodations on the form, they should not have to have this filled out
each year. 

Every student that is registered with the Office of Disability services is
required to have a documented disability on file, and a form signed by their
doctor confirming this disability. 
to require subsequent information confirming a permanent disability would
then be redundant. 

For more information about the laws protecting service animals, see:
www.nagdu.org

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Subject: 

Forms


Date: 

Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:54:12 +0000


From: 

Bonza, Angela Marie  <mailto:angela.bonza at wright.edu>
<angela.bonza at wright.edu>


To: 

Bolling, Abigail Marie  <mailto:bolling.8 at wright.edu> <bolling.8 at wright.edu>






Abby,

Please complete the two attached forms.

 

Thanks,

Angie

 

Angela Bonza, MRC, ATP, GCDF

Vocational Support Coordinator

Office of Disability Services

Wright State University

 

937.775.5680

937.775.5699 (FAX)

937.775.5844 (TTY)          

 

http://www.wright.edu/disability-services

 

Wright State University

180 University Hall

3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy

Dayton, Ohio 45435

 

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