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In other words, a Service Dog must be trained to perform specific tasks – “the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.”</p> <p>The United States Department of Justice, which is the agency with primary authority for enforcement and interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) [see <span><a href="http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm" rel="noreferrer">DOJ ADA guidance<span><span class="element-invisible">(link is external)</span></span></a></span> on Service Dogs], prohibits the University from asking about the nature or extent of a person's disability or requiring proof that an animal has been certified, trained, or licensed as a Service Dog. </p> <h3>Verifying the Need for Service Dogs</h3> <p>Unless it is readily apparent that the animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability (<em>e.g</em>., the dog is observed guiding an individual who is blind or has low vision, pulling a person's wheelchair, or providing assistance with stability or balance to an individual with an observable mobility disability), <span>the University may ask only two questions to determine whether an animal qualifies as a Service Dog.</span> The University may ask [<span><a href="http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleII_2010/titleII_2010_regulations.htm#a35136" rel="noreferrer">24 C.F.R. 136<span><span class="element-invisible">(link is external)</span></span></a></span>]:</p> <ol> <li>Is this animal required because of a disability?</li> <li>What work or task is this animal trained to perform? </li> </ol> <p>The work or tasks performed by a Service Dog must be directly related to the individual's disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. [<span><a href="http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleII_2010/titleII_2010_regulations.htm#a35104" rel="noreferrer">24 C.F.R. 104<span><span class="element-invisible">(link is external)</span></span></a></span>] </p> <h3>Service Dogs on Campus</h3> <p><span>While on University property a Service Dog shall be under the control of its handler</span>. A Service Dog shall have a harness, leash, or other tether. Exception: if the handler is unable to use a harness, leash, or tether because of a disability, or the use of a harness, leash, or other tether would interfere with the Service Dog's safe, effective performance of work or tasks, the Service Dog must, at the very least, be under the handler's control (<em>e.g</em>., voice control, signals, or other effective means). <br><br>The University is not responsible for the care or supervision of a Service Dog. The University may ask an individual with a disability to remove a Service Dog from the premises if the animal is out of control (and the animal's handler does not take effective action to control it) or if the animal is not housebroken. When the University’s usual practice is to charge persons for the damage they cause, an individual with a disability may be charged for damage caused by his or her Service Dog. [<span><a href="http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleII_2010/titleII_2010_regulations.htm#a35136" rel="noreferrer">24 C.F.R. 136<span><span class="element-invisible">(link is external)</span></span></a></span>] <br><br>The request to have a dog treated as a Service Dog may be denied if the specific animal in question poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by a reasonable accommodation or if the specific animal would cause substantial physical damage to the property of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by a reasonable accommodation. </p> <h2><span>Emotional Support Animals</span></h2> <p><span>Emotional Support Animals (ESA) are a category of animals that may work, provide assistance, or perform physical tasks, for an individual with a disability. ESAs are not trained to perform specific tasks directly related to an individual’s disability; instead, the animal’s owner derives a sense of well-being, safety, calm, or comfort from the animal’s companionship and presence. ESAs may provide necessary emotional support to an individual with a mental or psychiatric disability but are not considered a Service Animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ESAs can also be identified as a companion animal, therapy animal, assistance animal, or support animal. ESAs are allowed on campus as an accommodation for a person with a disability. 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