From:
Lorie Kalivas <loriekalivas**At_Symbol_Here**ISU.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Service Dogs in Teaching Laboratory
Date:
Aug 27, 2025 20:17 UTC
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Hi Kayla,
Lorie Kalivas, Chemistry stockroom manager, from Idaho State University. Our Chemistry department experienced a service dog for a vision impaired student in our General Chemistry sequence. Working with the disability office, our concerns were for the dog. The student provided a mat for the dog to lay on during the 3 hour laboratory, under the lab tables. Our disability office also provided a note taker/lab assistant for the student which allowed the student to work with the dog if/when needed. We did not think goggles for the dog were necessary as it was under the work table, but organic chemistry is a completely different ball game. Unless all work is conducted in the fume hood, odors in Ochem could be awful and harmful for the dog.
ACS has a webinar on the topic:
Good luck,
Lorie
Hello,
I'm reaching out as I got contacted by a professor about a student bringing a service dog in an organic/biochemistry lab for nursing students. We had a request back in 2023 by my predecessor, so we have the documentation for this request. This is raising concerns
for me, the professor, and chemical stockroom personnel, and I plan to have a discussion with the student and TA and Chemical Stockroom Manager.
Does anyone have experience with service dogs in lab spaces?
Thank you,
Kayla Johnson, MS (she/her)
CAS and RSENR Lab Safety Coordinator
University of Vermont
667 Spear St
Burlington, VT 05405
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