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View the Service Animal Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Some people with disabilities use a service animal in order to fully participate in everyday life.\u00a0 A\u00a0service animal\u00a0is any\u00a0dog\u00a0(or in rare cases, miniature horse) that is 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.\u00a0 Service animals can be trained to perform many important tasks to assist people with disabilities, such as providing stability for a person who has difficulty walking, picking up items for a person who uses a wheelchair, provide tactile stimulation for anxiety attacks or panic attacks, or alerting a person who has hearing loss when someone is approaching from behind.<\/p>\n

In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act Amendments Act of 2008, Greenfield Community College generally permits service animals assisting individuals with disabilities in all facilities maintained by the college.\u00a0 Therefore, an individual with a disability shall be permitted to be accompanied by their service animal in all areas of the college\u2019s facilities where members of the public are permitted.<\/p>\n

In order to accompany individuals in a service capacity, all dogs on campus shall:<\/strong><\/p>\n