Canine Partners for Life: How Service Dogs Unleash Abilities
The Thornburgh Family Lecture on Disability Law & Policy presented:
CANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE: HOW SERVICE DOGS UNLEASH ABILITIES
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October 30, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.The University Club / Ballroom AHave you always wanted to learn more about the gentle canines that work so diligently to make life easier for the people they serve?
Join us as Kathleen Smith Bell, a volunteer for Canine Partner's for Life and the SCI-Somerset Prison Puppy Program, and Ella, a 13 month old labrador retriever service dog, teach us:
- The mission of Canine Partners for Life and the Somerset Prison Puppy Program.
- The many ways service dogs assist children and adults with disabilities.
- How service dogs are bred, raised, and trained.
- How service dogs are matched with their partner.
- Examples of the spectrum of disabilities these canines serve.
- The difference between a service dog and a therapy dog.
- How the general public should react when in the company of a service dog.
To learn more about Canine Partners for Life, visit their website using this link.
This lecture is sponsored by The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy. Co-sponsored by Pitt Law, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Office of Disability Resources and Services, PittHonors, and assistance from The Office of the Chancellor.
Message from the Governor
The Forum was established at the late Dick Thornburgh’s Law School alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In connection with the Dick Thornburgh Papers held by the University's Hillman Library, the Forum reflects his experiences in public life. It is in intended to foster discourse on issues vital to the preservation of our democratic system and the Rule of Law upon which that system depends.
Special thanks are due to Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg who serves as the Director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum and has been unstinting in support of this effort since its inception. In addition, many others have provided time, resources and dedication to this undertaking.