Derby City Area Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The Derby City Area Chapter of the N.S.C.I.A. is a membership organization for individuals with spinal cord injuries, their families, and health professionals. Founded in 1984 as a Charter Member of the N.S.C.I.A., it was incorporated under IRS Section 501 (c) 3 as a not for profit organization. The Board of Directors consists of the Officers, Past President and the Board Members At Large.
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OFFICERS
PRESIDENT David Allgood - (502) 589-6620
VICE PRESIDENT Adam Ford - (502) 425-2206
TREASURER Tom Stokes- (502) 957-5865
LIAISON TO FRAZIER INSTITUTE Dr. Bill Kraft – (502) 582-5865
FUNDRAISING CHAIR Betty Perry—(502) 647-0368
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY/WEB MASTER Michael Feger- (502) 647-0368
PAST PRESIDENT Adam Ford- (502) 425-2206
BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE- Mike Perry Kelly Young
NSCIA DERBY CITY CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
Editor- Barbara Davis
Contributor- David Allgood
SERVICE ANIMALS (Continued From Page One)
providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.
Conway points out that this regulatory definition emphasizes several important points. First, the animal is individually trained. Second, the animal is trained to perform a specific task or works. Third, the work or tasks that the animal is trained to perform are for the benefit of the individual with a Disability. Each of these points is important. The service animal is not a pet. Many kinds of animals—not only dogs—can be service animals if they meet these three conditions. Service animals have included dogs, monkeys, horses, pigs, and cats.
Conway states, under this definition, an animal's innate ability to provide or do something or an innate attribute...does not constitute individually trained. A service animal has been individually trained to perform a specific work or task for—or on behalf of—an individual with a disability. For example, if a person with a hearing Impairment has a dog that barks when the doorbell rings, that dog is not a service animal because many dogs bark when the doorbell rings. However, if that dog hears the bell and then opens the door or finds the person with a disability and alerts them in some way that the bell is ringing, then that dog is performing a service or task that benefits the person with a disability. This dog would be considered a service animal under the ADA .
Another important point is that the animal must perform a service task that relates directly to the specific disability of the person. For example, a person with a mobility impairment could not claim that their service animal was a hearing assistance animal if the person did not have a hearing impairment.
Are the Person with the Disability and the Business or Governmental Entity Both Covered by the ADA ?: Several key components must be examined whenever you are trying to understand and resolve an ADA issue. As with any discussion about the rights and responsibilities under the ADA , the situation must be looked at on an individual, case-by-case basis.
Under the ADA , privately owned businesses that serve the public, such as restaurants, hotels, retail stores, taxicabs, theaters, concert halls, and sports facilities, are prohibited from discriminating against
