[nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies

[Tracy Carcione]

Sorry--NJAGDU is New Jersey NAGDU--the New Jersey affiliate of the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christel Sogenbits" <christel.chrissu at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies


> Hey!
>
> Maybe it is  a very stupid question but what is NJAGDU?
>
>
> Tervitades / With greetings
> Christel Sogenbits
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:51 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] DOJ on service dogs and allergies
>
>
> Trish Ebel posted this info to the NJAGDU list, and Marion asked that it 
> be
> forwarded here as well.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>  a.. 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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