More information on the National Service Dog Registry Act I plan to propose. Please address concerns and suggestions here, and thank you. National Service Dog Registry Act: The National Service Dog Registry Act finally brings together KEY elements of the United States, in order to perform and develop a more cohesive program that acknowledges the use of Service Dogs by persons whom are disabled. The Key Elements are; Police Departments Fire and Rescue Department of Motor Vehicles Local Departments of Justices Believe it or not (more so these days) these departments for the most part have the technology and systems in place to communicate with one another, this allows and has in place a base system with which the Service Dog Registry Act can build from. Trainers from around the country (regardless who) Under the ADA a Service Dog is a trained animal to perform tasks, or provide assistance to those whom are disabled. Since I am not advocating for a national training program (while I respect many trainers, I do not believe in a cookie cutter training program, nor do I believe that would be productive or fair to those requiring them) Trainers whether training for themselves, or for another person, would keep track of the training, making notes from the beginning to the end. These notes would be entered into a journal highlighting the key points of training, in addition to the individual tasks the canine (or respected animal as noted by the ADA) performs will also be noted. If the animal being trained for the person is also the trainer, additional information needs to be provided by the trainer, if the animal being trained is for another person whom is disabled, then that person (the one with the disability) must present specific information to the selected agency in place that will collect and input the information into a data base. Now before people get nervous, picture it like this. This in no way impedes the ability of having self-trained dogs. This in no way makes you choose different trainers. This in no way creates a monopoly for anyone else to provide service animals. This is to be treated very much like a License that will contain information on the trainer, the animal, and the person with the disability, additionally the bar code would contain the information as it relates to the law of the ADA (and that particular states laws as well) Noting that whichever law provides the most protection to the person requiring the aid must be the law enforced. Note also that some states not all do in fact have some very strict laws that provide much more protection to the individual using a service animal, but it’s very limited. Once all the information has been placed into the data base, the person requiring the service animal would then get a print out of the information, which they can then take to the department of motor vehicles. Once there they would verify their current information, and then providing all checked out, a State ID would be issued containing the very information they had documented over the course of training, additionally a picture of both the service animal, and the person requiring assistance would be placed on the card along with limited information (for when you show the ID) and maximum information (for when you stand your ground and make them call police) imbedded into the cards strip which requires special devices to read (much like what is in most police cars). The reasons for this are quite simple, once most of us obtain doctors notes and information to even apply for a service dog in the first place. Most police officers don’t quite know the law, most companies don’t quite know the law, and it’s becoming tiring to see and hear stories of fake service dogs, or real ones being kicked out of places they have every right to be in. With all the information we collect and carry anyway, it makes perfect sense to turn that information in, to exchange it for a REAL state issued ID card, that contains all that information, it still allows trainers to train, everything happening now can still happen, we are just turning the information in. Another note is I believe this will severely limit the fake service dog users out there as well. Part of being service dog users is the knowledge we need them to function, which is why most of us have them prescribed to us, it’s irritating to be removed, or asked to leave places when we clearly know the law, and then when the law is called, they themselves usually have no idea. Imagine if you could present to them this ID card? Remember, nothing you have as rights or laws are being changed, we are not asking anyone to do anything but add one further line of defense to the ADA, a real state issued ID card connected to an already established and currently used system, in all 50 states. Support me, and please feel free to offer advice or suggestions as I work in the next several months to see this program realized. -Angelo
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:25:07 +0000
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