DCHAS-L Archives, Sep 07 2018 - Re: [DCHAS-L] Service dogs in labs

A "PTSD" dog may be either a service dog or an emotional support dog. If its purpose is to reduce stress or calm the partner down by its presence, that is emotional support and that dog does not have public access rights. If it performs an actual physical task to alleviate the PTSD - for example, isolating the individual from others nearby, lying on top of the partner during an episode - that is a service dog and has full public access rights. The partner should meet with the disabilities office at the school, which hopefully has a policy in place. It becomes a balancing act - the partner's rights under ADA and the need of the human partner for the presence of the dog, and the safety of the dog, its partner and others in the lab - but that should be discussed. To be honest, a physics lab is possibly the safest type of lab for that dog, compared to chemistry or biology. I honestly don't understand the instructor's action of canceling the lab not only that day but also until further notice. This could be taken as a clear violation of the ADA.

As Samuella noted in an earlier response, we have discussed this issue on the listserve several times in the past. Two publications of interest are:

• P. Redden and C. Sweet, "Service Dogs In the Chemistry Laboratory,"

Accessibility in the Laboratory, ACS Symposium Series 1272, American

Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2018 (suggested by Samuella)

• P. Redden, "Service Dogs in the Chemistry Laboratory," Journal of Chemical

Health and Safety, 23, no 1, 32-34 (2016)

Patricia Redden

Saint Peter's University

On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 8:20 AM, Samuella Sigmann <sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate..edu> wrote:

Hi Daniel - This topic has been covered on the list (http://www.ilpi.com/dchas/index.search). Our division has presented symposiums and has a published book in the ACS Symposium Series on the topic (https://pubs..acs.org/isbn/9780841232761).

It is very confusing to me as to why the instructor canceled lab? The regulations are well established for accommodations of service animals (https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm).

I would suggest you consult with your institution's office of disabilities (may be another name at your school).
Sammye
On 9/7/2018 7:27 AM, DCHAS Membership Chair wrote:
From: Daniel Martinez <dangalvan81**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com>
Date: September 6, 2018 at 6:17:23 PM EDT

Hello, 

My name is Daniel and I have lab safety question. One of our students brought a PTSD service dog to one of our physics labs. The instructor had to cancel lab until further notice. Could someone please share rules or regulations in terms of lab safety. 

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