Summer's not over yet! Join the Southern California Alumni Chapter as the Cleveland Guardians take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at 1:10 p.m. PDT on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Dodger Stadium. Reconnect with fellow Kent State alumni living in SoCal while enjoying America's favorite pastime.
In general, follow these guidelines when encountering a service or assistance animal:
Complete to provide contact information for another person who can care for your service or assistance animal in an emergency. It is the handler's responsibility to discuss arrangements with this person in advance. will only contact this person in the event of an emergency that renders the handler unable to care for the animal or make arrangements on their own.
Under , handlers of service animals (dogs) in training are afforded the same rights as the handlers of fully-trained service animals (dogs). This means that service animals (dogs) in training may attend class, accompany trainers to dining facilities, and take part in other campus activities. There are a number of organizations that train service dogs, such as Paws for a Cause, Freedom Paws, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind.
Service animals are dogs (or occasionally, miniature horses) that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.
An assistance animal is any animal that works, provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person’s disability. An assistance animal does not necessarily need to be trained and is not necessarily limited to any specific type of animal. An assistance animal is restricted to the residence of the individual, and may not accompany the resident to other areas of the university without an accommodation from SAS.
