[Oagdu] Fwd: Forms

[Marianne Denning]

Abby, I think the confusion is between service animals and assistance
animals.  Assistance animals are allowed in housing units, where they
are not allowed in other public acommodations.  The person with the
assistance animal can be asked to provide a doctor's statement
explaining the need of the assistance animal while this cannot be
required of an individual using a service animal.    Service animals
are protected under the ADA in housing and public acommodations.  I
know allergies or fear of dogs is not a reason to deny services but
housing starts to get into a gray area.  They are not the same.
Again, many people confuse the two.  If WSU would change the wording
to assistance animals instead of service animals then it would,
probably, be fixed. Finally, assistance animals are not only dogs but
can be most animals unless the animal presents a danger to the owner
or others.

On 8/21/15, Abigail Bolling via Oagdu <oagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	Forms
> Date: 	Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:54:12 +0000
> From: 	Bonza, Angela Marie <angela.bonza at wright.edu>
> To: 	Bolling, Abigail Marie <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
> <http://www.wright.edu/disability-services/community/employability>
>
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>
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>
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>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
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