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<P><BR><BR>From: BH-News.<BR><BR>Home Education Magazine, September 15,
2007<BR>To access the many links in this article:<BR><A
href="http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/resources/?p=409">http://www.homeedma<WBR>g.com/blogs/<WBR>resources/<WBR>?p=409</A><BR>------------<WBR>-----<BR>Service
Animals<BR><BR>The Service Animal Registry of America offers the following
definition of service animals:<BR><BR>The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
defines a service animal as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal
individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability.
If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the
ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or
local government.<BR><BR>Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks
that the individual with a disability cannot perform for him or herself. "Seeing
eye dogs" are one type of service animal, used by some individuals who are
blind. This is the type of service animal with which most people are familiar.
However, there are many different kinds of service animals that assist persons
with many other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities. A few
examples include:<BR><BR>o Alerting persons with hearing impairments to
sounds.<BR>o Pulling wheelchairs or carrying and picking up things for persons
with mobility impairments.<BR>o Assisting persons with mobility impairments with
balance.<BR>o Alerting persons with seizures.<BR>o Condition signal
assistance<BR><BR>I have known a few families who have volunteered to raise dogs
that assist individuals with disabilities and I've seen how much of a help and a
friend these animals are to those they are helping and caring for. For those who
are interested in possibly volunteering to train a canine companion for the
purpose of helping others, here are a few links:<BR><BR>Canine Companions For
Independence -<BR>Their mission statement reads - "Canine Companions for
Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with
disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to
ensure quality partnerships"<WBR>.<BR><BR>Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
<BR>This site offers many resources, but here is a page dedicated to Dog Guide
Etiquette:<BR><BR>Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. <BR>Their website describes what
hearing dogs can do:<BR><BR>Our Hearing Dogs spend four to six months in
training learning how to alert people to sounds in their environment. We train
our Hearing Dogs to alert people to seven sounds: fire and smoke alarms, the
telephone, oven timer, alarm clock, doorbell/door knock, and name call (and
sometimes the baby cry). Many people go on to teach their Hearing Dogs to alert
them to more sounds. Hearing Dogs can be taught to alert people to any
repetitive sound that can be set up and practiced regularly. If a sound is
inconsistent or too difficult to set up and practice, it is hard for the dog to
learn to work it.<BR><BR>Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans<BR>Check out the
graduation photo of this group of dogs here.<BR><BR>Eye Dog Foundation for the
Blind, Inc.<BR>This site explains how you can raise a puppy to be a guide
dog.<BR><BR>Guide Dog's of America offers a helpful F.A.Q.<BR><BR>Dogs are not
the only animals that assist individuals. Miniature horses are also trained to
be assistants.<BR><BR>From the The Guide Horse Program:<BR><BR>The Guide Horse
Foundation was founded in 1999 as an experimental program to access the
abilities of miniature horses as assistance animals. There is a critical
shortage of guide animals for the blind and guide horses are an appropriate
assistance animal for thousands of visually impaired people in the
USA.<BR><BR>In early experiments, Guide Horses have shown great promise as a
mobility option, and people who have tried Guide Horses report that the Guide
Horses perform exceptionally well at keeping their person safe. These friendly
horses provide an experimental alternative mobility option for blind people.
People who have tried Guide Horses report that the horses demonstrate excellent
judgment and are not easily distracted by crowds and people.<BR><BR>Guide horses
are not for everyone, but there is a strong demand for Guide Horses among blind
horse lovers, those who are allergic to dogs, and those who want a guide animal
with a longer lifespan.<BR><BR>Monkeys are also able assistants. Here you can
watch a movie of a monkey named Gizmo, who helps his friend, George. Gizmo is
trained by Helping Hands. They currently have 60 monkeys place all over the
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