Comments on: Banned: Newman, Wally’s Dog http://www.blisstree.com/articles/banned-newman-wallys-dog/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:55:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phil Schwarz http://www.blisstree.com/articles/banned-newman-wallys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-561340 Phil Schwarz Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:05:21 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=3972#comment-561340 <a href="http://www.jimsinclair.org">Jim Sinclair</a> of <a href="http://www.ani.ac">Autism Network International</a> has been training task-trained service dogs for autistic people for many years now. Jim Sinclair of Autism Network International has been training task-trained service dogs for autistic people for many years now.

]]> By: Another Voice http://www.blisstree.com/articles/banned-newman-wallys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-564411 Another Voice Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:15:49 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=3972#comment-564411 After reading the article I feel that the school officials are somewhat lost and groping. They are taking a very legalistic stance regarding prohibiting this assistance dog. If that was to be the case why put this family and the little boy through a trial period? The law has not changed during these past few months, nor were they expecting a change. I don’t think they want to disclose their real reasons. Hopefully, they will have to speak up in court. After reading the article I feel that the school officials are somewhat lost and groping. They are taking a very legalistic stance regarding prohibiting this assistance dog. If that was to be the case why put this family and the little boy through a trial period? The law has not changed during these past few months, nor were they expecting a change. I don’t think they want to disclose their real reasons.

Hopefully, they will have to speak up in court.

]]> By: Cait http://www.blisstree.com/articles/banned-newman-wallys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-556320 Cait Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:53:22 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=3972#comment-556320 It'd be covred under the ADA if the dog is actually task trained. Most autism 'service dogs' for kids aren't- they're simply providing companionship. Very valuable, but not meeting the current standards under the law. In addition, if the kid is a KID, so who on earth is handling that dog? The teacher? A classrom aide? I think it is fairly well agreed upon that kids do NOT have adult decisionmaking capacity or ability to plan for the future as fully. Guide schools typically won't place with kids under 16 or so- and there are VERY good reasons for this. It’d be covred under the ADA if the dog is actually task trained. Most autism ’service dogs’ for kids aren’t- they’re simply providing companionship. Very valuable, but not meeting the current standards under the law. In addition, if the kid is a KID, so who on earth is handling that dog? The teacher? A classrom aide? I think it is fairly well agreed upon that kids do NOT have adult decisionmaking capacity or ability to plan for the future as fully. Guide schools typically won’t place with kids under 16 or so- and there are VERY good reasons for this.

]]> By: JoyMama http://www.blisstree.com/articles/banned-newman-wallys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-564410 JoyMama Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=3972#comment-564410 This is a situation where I could see one person's special needs (person in need of a service animal) crashing into another person's special needs (allergy issues, like my own). Granted the article didn't give a real reason for turning down the request, other than nyah-nyah, we don't have to do that. Which of course isn't good enough. This is a situation where I could see one person’s special needs (person in need of a service animal) crashing into another person’s special needs (allergy issues, like my own). Granted the article didn’t give a real reason for turning down the request, other than nyah-nyah, we don’t have to do that. Which of course isn’t good enough.

]]> By: Linda http://www.blisstree.com/articles/banned-newman-wallys-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-559812 Linda Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:02:20 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=3972#comment-559812 Wouldn't that be covered under the ADA? Wouldn’t that be covered under the ADA?

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