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A Southern Oregon housing agency will pay nearly $100,000 to a family that faced eviction because it had a puppy being trained to detect blood sugar levels in a 5-year-old girl with diabetes, state officials said Tuesday.
The agreement involves a former tenant of the Housing Authority of Douglas County, Raynie Casebier. In 2009, she filed a disability discrimination complaint, saying she was being evicted and staff members harassed the family, questioning the validity of the service animal.
Casebier's daughter Ayla has life-threatening Type 1 diabetes, said a statement from Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Housing-agency-settles-dispute-over-service-puppy-5329215.php
The agreement involves a former tenant of the Housing Authority of Douglas County, Raynie Casebier. In 2009, she filed a disability discrimination complaint, saying she was being evicted and staff members harassed the family, questioning the validity of the service animal.
Casebier's daughter Ayla has life-threatening Type 1 diabetes, said a statement from Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Housing-agency-settles-dispute-over-service-puppy-5329215.php