Whether a student at Texas Tech has a physical or mental disability, a service animal or emotional support animal is there to offer help.

The senior assistant director of the Student Disability Services, Tamara Mancini, recalls the difference between these two types of assistance animals. She knows that service animals are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and undergo training. They help people with disabilities perform activities they cannot do themselves. On the other hand, emotional support animals provide comfort to individuals with psychiatric problems.

Two students at Texas Tech, Ashley Melero, and Ashley Bennett-Bryan are assistance animal owners.

Melero had a service dog that helped her navigate the campus for years. The dog has been her eyes, making sure that she doesn’t trip or accidentally bump into anything. Bennett-Bryan had an emotional support dog, which she says gives her a sense of obligation so that she doesn’t give up easily in hard times.

For a student in the campus to get a service dog or emotional support animal, there is a process – and it shouldn’t take too long. First of all, the student has to register his or her animal with the Student Disability Services.

Article source: Dailytoreador.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

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