Richard
We have a Year 2 physiotherapy student with a guide dog.
Last year he was accommodated in a residence on campus. I
encountered absolutely no problems from any source
whatsoever within the University. It has been discussed
with our Health and Safety Officer and his main concern is
evacuation, should the need arise, when obviously the
student will be much safer with the dog to guide him. They
were accommodated in a double room as the dog is a labrador
and he was extremely popular with other residents.
Currently the same student and his guidedog are on
placement at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. The
hospital has insisted that the dog is with the student and
they are staying in hospital accommodation.
We have also accommodated a student in the past with an
assistance cat, although the student was not resident.
This needed to be discussed in terms of what happened in
places where food was served. It was agreed that the cat
remained on the floor at all times in those
circumstances.
I think that our campus is a bit unusual in that we have a
public right of way across the campus which is 320 acres
and so dogs are a familiar sight. In addition some years
ago a cat 'adopted' the Porters Lodge as home!!
The regulations however do state that pets are not kept in
residences.
Pat Ramsey
Disability Co-ordinator
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
tel: 01603 593693
On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:20:21 -0000 "EDWARDS R.H."
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> Dear all
>
> We, as an institution, are currently reviewing our existing policies
> concerning accommodating registered assistance dogs in halls. The halls of
> residence on our campus have a fire safety certificate, and as a result our
> policies have to be largely directed by the local Fire Brigade. There is
> more flexibility for some of the other halls of residence off-campus that
> don't have such certificates, but my plan is to develop a policy that covers
> all our accommodation options. We can educate those making the decisions to
> let them know what is reasonable. As part of that process, I wanted to ask
> colleagues for information about what their institutions do in such
> circumstances. This information will be valuable in putting forward a case.
>
> The completed policy will become part of the information openly given to
> students, and will be made available to students during the admissions
> process. It is part of our plan to make such policies readily available, so
> that there are less surprises post-admission.
>
> Any information received would be anonymised for the purposes of reporting
> my findings. Many thanks, in advance, for any assistance received.
>
> Regards, Richard.
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Richard Edwards,
> Disability/Special Needs Officer, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton
> Park, Swansea SA2 8PP.
>
> Tel: 01792 295055 Minicom/text: 01792 295089
> Fax: 01792 295090 Email: [log in to unmask]
> Web: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/disability/
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