Animal/Pet Policy
No pets or animals of any kind are permitted in any ICC building, satellite building or campus function. The only exception to this policy is a service animal with written permission given by the Access Services Coordinator. The Access Services Coordinator may be contacted at accessservices@icc.edu or (309) 694-5749.
Service Animal Definition
Service animals are defined as dogs or miniature horses that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. Please refer to: https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/#top
Service Animal Use on Campus
Visitors to campus with service animals may access all public facilities, with the exception of areas where service animals are specifically prohibited due to safety or health restrictions or where the service animal may be in danger.
Students with a disability who wish to utilize a service animal in the classroom are strongly encouraged to register with the Access Services Office.
Service animals on campus must comply with all state and local licensure and vaccination requirements.
The care and supervision of a service animal is the responsibility of the individual who uses the animal’s service.
The individual must maintain control of the animal at all times. The animal should always be on a leash, harness or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash or other tether, or the use of a harness, leash or other tether would interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler’s control.
The individual using the service animal is responsible for any damage caused by their service animal while on ICC.
All service animals must be housebroken. The individual using the animal’s service is responsible for ensuring the cleanup of all animal waste. The College may designate animal toileting areas.
Service Animal Removal
A service animal may be removed from College grounds or facilities if it is disruptive (e.g., barking, wandering, displaying aggressive behavior) and the behavior is outside the duties of the service animal. Ill, unhygienic, and/or unsanitary service animals are not permitted in public campus areas. The individual responsible for such an animal may be required to remove the animal.
Service Animal Restrictions
The College may prohibit the use of service animals in certain locations due to health or safety restrictions or where service animals may be in danger.
Service Animals and the Public
Service animals work and perform tasks and are not pets. The general public should not:
touch or feed a service animal.
deliberately distract or startle a service animal.
separate or attempt to separate a service animal from the individual using the animal’s service.
Policy Exceptions
Individuals wishing to request a modification or exception to this policy as reasonable accommodation should contact the Access Services Coordinator. The Access Services Coordinator may be contacted at accessservices@icc.edu or (309) 694-5749.
Dispute Resolution
Disputes or disagreements about a disability determination, appropriateness of an accommodation, service quality, or an animal restriction should first be raised with the Access Services Office. If the matter cannot be resolved, a written complaint can be filed with the College’s ADA Coordinator. The ADA Coordinator can be contacted at title9@icc.edu or (309) 694-8460.