Contact The CNR
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN
330-672-8766
apetrine@kent.edu
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN
330-672-8766
apetrine@kent.edu
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. Âé¶¹´«Ã½ 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 dogs. This means that service dogs in training may attend class, accompany trainers to dining facilities, and take part in other campus activities. Service dogs in training must be affiliated with a nonprofit training organization and covered under that organization’s liability insurance.
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 a common household animal approved as a disability-related housing accommodation when the animal is determined to provide support or assistance that mitigates one or more identified functional limitations associated with a student’s disability and is necessary to support the student’s equal access to university housing. Assistance animals do not necessarily require specialized training.