Saundra Schuster, a
partner with The NCHERM Group, LLC (formerly the National Center for Higher
Education Risk Management), explained the importance of first knowing the
difference between “service” and “assistance” or emotional support/therapy
animals under the law.
“Under Title II of the
ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, colleges and universities must
modify all policies, practices or procedures to permit the use of a service
animal by an individual with a qualifying disability,” Schuster said. “However,
that nexus between the training and the disability must be present.”
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