By Joe Dejka
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Most people are familiar with the devoted and dependable guide dog that helps a blind person navigate around obstacles.
Another animal has joined that esteemed beast as special friend of the disabled: the miniature horse.
Both animals would be welcome in the Millard Public Schools, subject to certain conditions, under a proposed new policy.
Members of the Millard school board introduced a policy Monday night that would ensure that the district's treatment of service animals conformed to the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The policy would recognize dogs and miniature horses as service animals when trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a student, parent, visitor or employee.
Service animals are commonly used to assist disabled persons in navigating, keeping their balance and retrieving items. They sometimes pull wheelchairs. Dogs' keen sense of smell can alert their owners to allergens.
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