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Committee on People with Disabilities <br />December 1, 2010 <br />Page 7 <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES <br />Chris Cholas introduced the idea of building visitable homes and wants to meet with the <br />update the building code to create better access to homes and <br />Committee to <br />offices. <br />licensing of <br />R. Wagner-Wright requested the Committee recommend to the Mayor the <br />dogs and ID of Assistance dogs <br />through the Humane Society. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell commented that the rules regarding dog licensing are under the <br />rules of the Director of Finance. Finance gave the licensing to Humane Society. <br />Someone wanted their dog license to note that it was for a signal, guide, or service dog. <br />He complained that he needed to produce a certification from a nationally recognized <br />training school, but he had individually trained the dog. He complained that the process <br />isinaccessible to him. The Humane Society would be able to do a voluntary notation. <br />Under the ADA you cannot require anybody to produce certification regarding a service <br />dog. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell continued that the County Code has a very liberal definition that <br />says “any dog that benefits a handicapped person is allowed”. Also the Department of <br />Justice says that a State or County can have a law that recognizes an emotional <br />support animal. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission often takes a different view from <br />the Department of Justice. <br />County Code to reflect person <br />A. Mitchener requested a review toward changing the <br />first language. “Rosa’s Law” <br />She described , a recent federal law revising language <br />to be respectful by removing the “R”word for “retardation”and replacing it with <br />“intellectual disabilities”. Person first language could be up for discussion at the next <br />meeting. <br />A.R. Wagner-Wright announced that books and materials for people that are visually <br /> <br />impaired or “reading challenged” are available for free at the United Community <br />Church on the corner of Kinoole and Mohouli. Included are children’s books, <br />Braille, large print books, and cassettes. <br /> <br />