With tireless work and persistence and support from others who believed in her cause, Sierra Vista resident Joey Ramp-Adams has helped fuel a significant change at the federal level.
That sentence made life extremely challenging for Ramp-Adams and likely others who rely on service animals in laboratory settings.
The federal agencies’ clarification has left Ramp-Adams with mixed emotions.
“When I got the news that the CDC finally published the clarification, also the Office of Laboratory Safety, the National Institutes of Health and the Division of Occupational Health and Safety, I felt a mix of relief, gratitude and frustration,” Ramp-Adams said in a text message to the Herald/Review.
It took her nearly three years to achieve the outcome.
She said the relief comes from knowing the scientific community will “finally have” clear guidance. The gratitude, she said, is for the persistence of U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona and members of his staff, including Alex Fink and Fiona de Young, “whose support was instrumental in getting this change across the finish line.”
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