For any institution that has not been following the ACHA and NASPA online webinars and information, I highly recommend it on Planning and addressing Ebola on Campus. You can view slides and hear audio at http://members.acha.org/docs/ebola_campus_preparedness.mp4
Jane Rosenthal Director | Compliance & Policy Colorado School of Mines [email protected] Direct 303.384.2236 If you receive this communication in error, please delete the communication and any attachments from your device and notify this office. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Institutional policy-related discussions digest Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:02 PM To: acupa-l digest recipients Subject: acupa-l digest: October 28, 2014 ACUPA-L Digest for Tuesday, October 28, 2014. 1. Re: Infectious Disease Policy 2. RE: Infectious Disease Policy 3. Document types in addition to policies and procedures 4. RE: .::ACUPA 2014 Conference::. & of course policy requests 5. Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 6. RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 7. Re: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 8. RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 9. Pets/Animals on Campus Policy - Managing the Conversation 10. RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 11. Re: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 12. Re: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 13. RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations 14. RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Infectious Disease Policy From: Theresa Rowe <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:11:18 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 We did quite a bit of desktop planning in a pandemic scenario a few years back. We learned that much of what we could or would do would be controlled by the state (department of health), through the local county government. For example, closing the university due to significant illness may be what we want to do, but the state or county does not want that action due to economic impact and spread of panic. So how we would proceed would be directed through review with external entities and not internal policy. Closure and evacuation (like residence halls) would be handled under our standard university Emergency Response Plan. I will say that the table-top exercises involving the local health department and other entities were very useful in planning for this type of situation. Our web site with campus information is here: http://www.oakland.edu/infectionprevention/ On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Bartlett, Deborah <[email protected]> wrote: > Our infectious disease policies and guidelines are housed with our > Office of Emergency Management. You may view these documents at the > WSU Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Flu Planning and Preparedness website at: > http://oem.wsu.edu/PandemicFlu.html > > Hope this helps -- > > Deb Bartlett > Administrative Regulations Analyst > Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms Washington State University > Pullman, WA 99164-1225 > 509-335-2005 > > From: <Resue>, Margaret <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Institutional policy-related discussions < > [email protected]> > Date: Monday, October 27, 2014 2:27 PM > To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [acupa-l] Infectious Disease Policy > > Within your institution, where is your policy on infectious disease > housed – under General Administration, HR, ….Here in NJ by statue it > should fall under the college’s Emergency Operations Plan as a Board > of Trustees policy. Do any of your institutions have such a policy in > place that you could share as appoint of reference and have any of you > incorporated it into your institution’s emergency op plan? > > > > Thanks for any information you may be able to provide. > > > > *Meg Resue* > > Senior Executive Assistant > > Institutional Compliance . Office of the President > > T: 856-415-2101 > > [image: RCGC sign logo] > > > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the > individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in > the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go > to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you > from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie > Parris at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, > the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do > NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the > individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in > the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go > to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you > from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie > Parris at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > -- Theresa Rowe Chief Information Officer Oakland University ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Infectious Disease Policy From: Rachel Grace King <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:44:11 +0000 X-Message-Number: 2 Hi, We have a Communicable and Infectious Disease policy. HR has ownership of this. Communicable and Infectious Diseases Definition Communicable disease shall include, but is not limited to, influenza; tuberculosis; conjunctivitis; infectious mononucleosis; acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); AIDS-related complex (ARC); positive HIV antibody status; hepatitis A, B, and D; meningitis; and sexually transmitted diseases. (N.C.G.S. 130A) Purpose The objective of this policy is to promote the good health and safety of employees and students and to prohibit discrimination against persons afflicted with communicable diseases. Policy It is the policy of the College to comply with all state and federal laws relating to the protection of qualified persons with a disability or handicapping condition. The College will make every effort to insure that persons considered handicapped by a communicable disease who are employed by the College or admitted to the College as students are afforded all the rights and privileges of these laws. However, it is not discriminatory action under North Carolina law to fail to hire, transfer, promote, or discharge a handicapped person because the person has a communicable disease in which the risk of contagion cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation. Employees and students who may become infected with a contagious disease, including HIV and AIDS, will not be excluded from employment or enrollment, or restricted in their access to College services or facilities, unless medically-based judgment in an individual case determines that exclusion or restriction is necessary for the welfare and safety of members of the College community. Confidentiality shall be strictly maintained by the College for any employee or student with HIV, AIDS, or other contagious diseases. College employees and students engaged in patient care activities are encouraged to know their HIV and HBV status. Great meeting so many fellow policy gurus out there! _______________________________ Rachel King, M.A. Policies and Procedures Manager Adjunct Instructor, Office Systems Technology Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 866-5603, Main Campus - MH 326C [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Resue, Margaret Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 5:28 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [acupa-l] Infectious Disease Policy Within your institution, where is your policy on infectious disease housed - under General Administration, HR, ....Here in NJ by statue it should fall under the college's Emergency Operations Plan as a Board of Trustees policy. Do any of your institutions have such a policy in place that you could share as appoint of reference and have any of you incorporated it into your institution's emergency op plan? Thanks for any information you may be able to provide. Meg Resue Senior Executive Assistant Institutional Compliance . Office of the President T: 856-415-2101 [RCGC sign logo] ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official (NCGS. ch. 132). Student educational records are subject to FERPA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Document types in addition to policies and procedures From: "Hornsby, Eunice" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:52:29 +0000 X-Message-Number: 3 All: We are looking at issuing official guidance/travel requirements related to the Ebola Virus Disease (EBV) that are consistent with CDC requirements. At Ohio State, we only have "policies" which also contain our procedures. I'm wondering how many of you have things like "presidential memos" or other types of administrative documents that are required but don't merit a long standing policy. And that are hosted on the policy website, or other websites. What types of documents do you have, if any; how do you manage/catalog/track such documents; and where do you host them? Thanks in advance for your advice! -Eunice Eunice Hornsby, Ph.D. Policy and Training Director The Ohio State University Office of University Compliance and Integrity 1543 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43201-2190 614-292-8728 Office [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> compliance.osu.edu<http://compliance.osu.edu> policies.osu.edu/<http://policies.osu.edu/> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: .::ACUPA 2014 Conference::. & of course policy requests From: Rachel Grace King <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:04:17 +0000 X-Message-Number: 4 Hi Margaret, See below: Student Admissions - http://www.waketech.edu/student-services/catalog/admissions#267 Student Academics - http://www.waketech.edu/student-services/catalog/academic-information Student Services - http://www.waketech.edu/student-services/catalog/student-services-and-activities Student Appeals for Financial Aid - http://www.waketech.edu/student-services/catalog/financial-aid#316 Student Appeals (all others) - http://www.waketech.edu/student-services/catalog/student-code-conduct-rights-and-responsibilities#436 Thanks, Rachel _______________________________ Rachel King, M.A. Policies and Procedures Manager Adjunct Instructor, Office Systems Technology Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 866-5603, Main Campus - MH 326C [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Resue, Margaret Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 10:57 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [acupa-l] .::ACUPA 2014 Conference::. & of course policy requests Hello everyone, Just wanted to put it out there - - - The ACUPA 2014 Conference in Orlando was fantastic! Hats off to ACUPA's new Board and the conference organizing committee! What a job well done. I arrived back in Southern New Jersey vindicated, validated, and ready to plow ahead in policy land with a renewed plan of attack. That said, I am looking for policy samples in the following policy areas: 1. Student Admissions 2. Student Academic & Service Organizations 3. Student Administrative Appeals (bill, financial aid, grades...) Thanks ACUPA for the continued support and policy guidance. Meg Resue Senior Executive Assistant Institutional Compliance . Office of the President T: 856-415-2101 [RCGC sign logo] ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official (NCGS. ch. 132). Student educational records are subject to FERPA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: Nicole Megale <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:13:04 -0400 X-Message-Number: 5 Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: "Visken-Diaz, Susan" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:25:51 +0000 X-Message-Number: 6 Hi Nicole, Here is what we have…It was just implemented in the past few months. I hope you find it helpful. http://policy.yale.edu/policy/4400-service-and-assistance-animals Sue From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: Theresa Rowe <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:48:53 -0400 X-Message-Number: 7 Ours is within a campus policy on animals: http://www.oakland.edu/policies/615/ On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Nicole Megale <[email protected]> wrote: > Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be > willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for > emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making > requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. > > Thank you in advance. > > > Nicole Megale > Adrian College > Controller > (517) 264-3850 Direct > (517) 264-3856 Fax > [email protected] > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the > individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in > the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go > to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you > from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie > Parris at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > -- Theresa Rowe Chief Information Officer Oakland University ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: "Fischbach, D Candice" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:21:57 +0000 X-Message-Number: 8 Nicole, Here is our Animals on Campus policy<http://www.policies.utexas.edu/policies/animals-campus> which speaks to service and emotional support animals. Candice ****************************************************************** Candice Fischbach, Policy Program Manager University Policy Office (UPO)<http://www.policies.utexas.edu/> The University of Texas at Austin • 512-471-0426 7 512-232-3722 ****************************************************************** [cid:[email protected]] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 1:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Pets/Animals on Campus Policy - Managing the Conversation From: "Kanaby, Michael" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:28:14 +0000 X-Message-Number: 9 Greetings, We are beginning the policy formation for a pets/animals on campus policy and want to involve all the affected stakeholders and campus community, with a meeting scheduled in only a few days. I’m a bit anxious about how that meeting will go and I’m even certain on how to start the agenda for having a frank discussion about pets, a topic that can be emotional for many. Any tips or suggestions on how to manage this meeting would most appreciated. Michael Kanaby Interim Campus Administrator American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine #1 University Drive at Jordan Road Cupecoy, Dutch Lowlands, Sint Maarten Phone: +721 545-2298 ext. 404-1258 Cell: 721-588-4227 Fax: 721-545-2440 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.aucmed.edu<http://www.aucmed.edu/> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: "Kanaby, Michael" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:30:54 +0000 X-Message-Number: 10 One of the most interesting things I found in my research was the following, not a university policy, but relevant information on service animals. A service animal is considered to be a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to sounds, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items. “Comforting" or "giving love", although clinically proven to be beneficial for people, is not acknowledged as a trained "task". Michael Kanaby Interim Campus Administrator From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: "Mary K. Shaffer" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:32:51 -0700 (PDT) X-Message-Number: 11 Here's a link to our guidelines and procedures: http://accessibility.calpoly.edu/content/service-animals In addition, we proposed change to the existing "pets on campus" policy to address this issue. Thanks! Mary ******************************************** Mary Shaffer E&IT Policy and Compliance Officer Office of the CIO - Information Services California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California 93407 OFFICE: 14-111 PHONE: (805) 756-5538 FAX: (805) 756-5535 IT POLICIES: http://security.calpoly.edu/policies/ IT SECURITY: http://security.calpoly.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole Megale" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 11:13:04 AM Subject: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected] ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected] or 607-255-6837. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: Nicole Megale <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:40:24 -0400 X-Message-Number: 12 Mr. Kanaby, While that is true, at this time, campus housing falls under FHA. That means that we must acknowledge that (emotional) assistance animals are a reasonable accommodation, with a letter from a physician. Assistance animals may be untrained and do not necessarily have to be a dog. This should be interesting. Nicole Megale Controller Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected] On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Kanaby, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the most interesting things I found in my research was the > following, not a university policy, but relevant information on > service animals. > > > > A service animal is considered to be a guide dog, signal dog, or other > animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the > benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited > to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals > with impaired hearing to sounds, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped > items. > “Comforting" or "giving love", although clinically proven to be > beneficial for people, is not acknowledged as a trained "task". > > > > *Michael Kanaby* > > Interim Campus Administrator > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Nicole > Megale > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:13 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations > > > > Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be > willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for > emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making > requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. > > Thank you in advance. > > > Nicole Megale > Adrian College > Controller > (517) 264-3850 Direct > (517) 264-3856 Fax > [email protected] > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the > individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in > the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go > to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you > from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie > Parris at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the > individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in > the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go > to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you > from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie > Parris at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: "Wheeler, Susan - wheel2sl" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:34:05 +0000 X-Message-Number: 13 Here’s the easy breakdown on this topic: Service animals – individual with a disability; accommodation covered under ADA; only dogs and miniature horses; must be trained to perform specific task; cannot be excluded anywhere on campus with owner (with very limited health and safety exceptions). Assistance animals (can be called therapy animals, emotional support animals, comfort animals, etc.) – individual with a disability; accommodation covered under FHA*; any type of animal; need not be trained to perform any task; can be limited to housing for owner (question still open as to extent of what buildings constitute “housing” on campus). Pets – owner need not be an individual with a disability; no therapeutic or need requirements; state and local laws apply to types of animals, licensure, etc.; can be excluded from campus. *Please note that while the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a single federal judge in Nebraska have ruled that residence halls on campuses are “dwellings” subject to the Fair Housing Act (and therefore we are all obliged to allow assistance animals in our residence halls with appropriate documentation), the issue has not been adjudicated by a circuit or higher court. Also, if you’re writing a policy about animals on campus, you might want to address these other categories of animals, depending on your school’s needs: Feral Laboratory Mascots Law enforcement Search and rescue Domestic animals for classes & events Veterinary schools Therapy animals in clinic settings Service animals in training Susan L. Wheeler University Counsel James Madison University 91 Alumnae Drive MSC 7614 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 540-568-3727 540-568-5142 fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:40 PM To: Institutional policy-related discussions Subject: Re: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Mr. Kanaby, While that is true, at this time, campus housing falls under FHA. That means that we must acknowledge that (emotional) assistance animals are a reasonable accommodation, with a letter from a physician. Assistance animals may be untrained and do not necessarily have to be a dog. This should be interesting. Nicole Megale Controller Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Kanaby, Michael <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: One of the most interesting things I found in my research was the following, not a university policy, but relevant information on service animals. A service animal is considered to be a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to sounds, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items. “Comforting" or "giving love", although clinically proven to be beneficial for people, is not acknowledged as a trained "task". Michael Kanaby Interim Campus Administrator From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:13 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850<tel:%28517%29%20264-3850> Direct (517) 264-3856<tel:%28517%29%20264-3856> Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. 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If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837<tel:607-255-6837>. ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations From: "Rebecca G. Deardorff" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:48:27 +0000 X-Message-Number: 14 Excellent list and summary, Susan. Also, Nicole, at the University of Washington we needed to address “working animals” (such a bomb-sniffing dog that works with UW Police and is allowed in buildings along with search and rescue animals – depending on the circumstances), and “wildlife.” See our Chapter 478-128 WAC<http://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/WAC/478-128TOC.html>, Animal Control at the University of Washington. Rebecca Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff Director of Rules Coordination Office of the President Box 351210 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-9219 www.washington.edu/rules [http://www.washington.edu/marketing/e-communications/wsignature.gif] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wheeler, Susan - wheel2sl Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:34 PM To: Institutional policy-related discussions Subject: RE: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Here’s the easy breakdown on this topic: Service animals – individual with a disability; accommodation covered under ADA; only dogs and miniature horses; must be trained to perform specific task; cannot be excluded anywhere on campus with owner (with very limited health and safety exceptions). Assistance animals (can be called therapy animals, emotional support animals, comfort animals, etc.) – individual with a disability; accommodation covered under FHA*; any type of animal; need not be trained to perform any task; can be limited to housing for owner (question still open as to extent of what buildings constitute “housing” on campus). Pets – owner need not be an individual with a disability; no therapeutic or need requirements; state and local laws apply to types of animals, licensure, etc.; can be excluded from campus. *Please note that while the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a single federal judge in Nebraska have ruled that residence halls on campuses are “dwellings” subject to the Fair Housing Act (and therefore we are all obliged to allow assistance animals in our residence halls with appropriate documentation), the issue has not been adjudicated by a circuit or higher court. Also, if you’re writing a policy about animals on campus, you might want to address these other categories of animals, depending on your school’s needs: Feral Laboratory Mascots Law enforcement Search and rescue Domestic animals for classes & events Veterinary schools Therapy animals in clinic settings Service animals in training Susan L. Wheeler University Counsel James Madison University 91 Alumnae Drive MSC 7614 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 540-568-3727 540-568-5142 fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:40 PM To: Institutional policy-related discussions Subject: Re: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Mr. Kanaby, While that is true, at this time, campus housing falls under FHA. That means that we must acknowledge that (emotional) assistance animals are a reasonable accommodation, with a letter from a physician. Assistance animals may be untrained and do not necessarily have to be a dog. This should be interesting. Nicole Megale Controller Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850 Direct (517) 264-3856 Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Kanaby, Michael <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: One of the most interesting things I found in my research was the following, not a university policy, but relevant information on service animals. A service animal is considered to be a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to sounds, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items. “Comforting" or "giving love", although clinically proven to be beneficial for people, is not acknowledged as a trained "task". Michael Kanaby Interim Campus Administrator From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Nicole Megale Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:13 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [acupa-l] Service Animals and Reasonable Accommodations Good afternoon. Does anyone have sample policies, that they would be willing to share, regarding service animals (including those for emotional support)? We seem to have more and more students making requests for such animals and I would like to revamp our current policy a bit. Thank you in advance. Nicole Megale Adrian College Controller (517) 264-3850<tel:%28517%29%20264-3850> Direct (517) 264-3856<tel:%28517%29%20264-3856> Fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. 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