服务性动物使用政策
The 内布拉斯加大学 Kearney complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). 除此之外, the ADA and Section 504 require the University to make reasonable modifications to its policies, 实践, 或允许Students使用服务性动物的程序, 教师, 有残疾的员工或访客.
服务性动物的定义
The ADA defines a Service Animal as “any dog that is individually 训练有素的 to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, 包括体检, 感觉, 精神病学, 知识, 或其他精神残疾.“重要的是, 其他动物, 无论是野生的还是家养的, 受训或未受训, 服务性动物不符合《bet36365体育》的规定. 然而, 在某些条件下, bet36365体育 will make reasonable modifications for a miniature horse that has been individually 训练有素的 to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of the individual with a disability.
When assessing whether a dog is a Service Animal individually 训练有素的 to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, the dog must be 训练有素的 to do work or perform tasks that are directly related to the individual’s disability. 工作或任务的例子包括但不限于以下内容:
服务动物检定
大学不会询问个人残疾的性质或程度. 然而, when it is not readily apparent that the dog identified by the individual with a disability is 训练有素的 to do work or perform tasks for him or her, the Disability Services for Students (DSS) office or the Office of Equity/Compliance may ask the individual with the disability if the dog is required because of a disability and what work or task the dog has been 训练有素的 to perform. 然而, 大学将不需要文件, 比如证明这只狗已经被认证了, 训练有素的, 或者获得服务性动物的执照.
照顾和监督服务性动物
The individual with the disability using a Service Animal is responsible for the care or supervision of a Service Animal. The Service Animal must be under the control of the individual at all times and must have 一个利用, 皮带, 或者其他系绳. 如果使用挽具, 皮带, 或者其他系绳 would interfere with the performance of the work or tasks performed by the Service Animal or is impractical because of an individual’s disability, 一个利用, 皮带, 或其他系绳可能不需要. 然而, 在这种情况下, the individual must be able to control the Service Animal by other effective means such as voice controls or signals.
A Service Animal is generally permitted to accompany the individual with a disability to University facilities where members of the public, Students, 工作人员, 教职员工也可以去. 然而, the University may ask the individual with a disability to remove a Service Animal from any of its facilities if: (1) the Service Animal is out of control and the individual with a disability does not take effective action to control it; or (2) the Service Animal is not housebroken. The University may also ask the individual with a disability to remove a Service Animal from any of its facilities if the use or presence of the Service Animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others or if the animal’s behavior, 比如吠叫, 是否对工厂内的其他参与者造成不合理的干扰.
The University may impose legitimate safety requirements on the use or presence of a Service Animal that are necessary for safe operation of its facilities. There are some facilities that are not safe for use or presence of Service Animals and from which the University may exclude Service Animals on a case-by-case basis based on actual risks.
残障人士必须遵守现行城市规定, 县, 以及与许可证有关的州条例/法律/法规, 疫苗接种, and other requirements for animals (It is the individual’s responsibility to know and understand these ordinances, 法律法规). The individual with a disability is responsible to clean up after and properly dispose of the animal’s feces in a safe and sanitary manner.
The University will not ask for or require an individual with a disability to pay a surcharge or to comply with other requirements generally not applicable to people without pets.
然而, an individual with a disability may be charged any damage caused by his or her Service Animal.
要求合理修改
Students wishing to utilize a Service Animal on campus should contact the Disability Services for Students (DSS) office at 308-865-8214. 教师, 工作人员 and visitors wishing to utilize a Service Animal on the campus should contact the Office of Equity/Compliance at 308-865-8400 for approval.
如果你觉得你被拒绝住宿, a grievance can be filed through the regular University grievance procedures on file with the Office of Equity/Compliance (308-865-8400) or the Disability Services for Students (DSS) office at 308-865-8214. 如果你有其他问题, please contact the Assistant Director of Disability Services for Students (DSS) at 308-865-8214, 或ADA/504合规官(308-865-8400).
政策修订6/2017
