[NAGDU] Choir and dog alergies

[Star Gazer]

				Tara has a good solution. People do have a
right to control their home environments. They can't impose those same
controls on the outside world however. 
In other words, you can bring your dog to choir practice if you want, unless
the church likes your friend more then she likes you, in which case they can
demand the dog not be present since churches (and all other religious
places) aren't covered by ADA.


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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs via
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Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11:04 PM
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Cc: Tara Briggs <thflute at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Choir and dog alergies

Hi! It sounds like you found a great solution. If this person is a friend, I
would just sit down and talk to her and hopefully you can have an open
honest discussion or Amy each other's needs. My brother has an allergy,
although not as severe as your friends. The compromise we have come up with
is that if I'm coming to his house for a family event and getting help with
transportation I don't bring my dog. If I'm coming to his house and from
there we are meeting up and going to an event where I need my dog I can
bring her. Or if I'm getting to his house on my own I can bring her. It was
a very helpful discussion because what came first was a relationship that we
have and we also wanted to meet each other's needs. Good luck to you!

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> On Jun 21, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Miranda via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> I am a member of our church choir, and a very dear friend who is also a
member of the choir just told me today that she is extremely allergic to
dogs. She has to take allergy medication on a monthly basis, and her
reaction to being even remotely near dogs is dangerous. While I do not yet
have a guide dog, I am trying to figure out what to do in this situation. I
do not want to quit participating in the choir, nor do I want my friend to
feel at all  obligated to do so in order for me to have my dog with me.
> I feel like the only alternative is to not take my dog to choir rehearsals
on Wednesday nights, and to have my dog stay with my husband in the church
sanctuary when I am singing with the choir on Sunday mornings. I don't
actually think the dog would fit well in the choir loft anyway, as it is a
very tight space even just with people in it let alone having a dog there as
well. Yes, I realize the dog would lie under my chair, but this would be
extremely tight quarters and may not be practical in regards to having
people move in and out of the loft when entering and exiting, etc.
> Also, I think that my husband and I would probably need to leave our dogs
at home when we spend time with this friend and her husband outside of
church activities. Can anyone provide some insight about dealing with people
who are deathly allergic to dogs? Yes, I realize that typically the person
who is allergic will just need to stay as far away from the dog as possible,
but what if that is not practical? Do you just leave the dog at home if you
happen to know about this situation ahead of time, and the person with the
allergy is taking all possible preventative measures? what about a situation
when you are not aware of allergy problems ahead of time?  Any insight,
advice, or experience would be very much appreciated.
> Thanks as always for your time and assistance, and have a wonderful week!
> 
> Best wishes, Miranda
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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