“Bonnie Bergin is legendary for her groundbreaking work with dogs.” Dean Koontz
1981 - Bonnie set up Canine
Companions for Independence to train dogs to help a person with disabilities achieve independence through service team partnerships
1989 - Assistance Dogs
International (ADI) was
established and Bonnie was voted the founding president of the new organization.
1989 - US Justice Department asked Bonnie for help in developing the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations regarding assistance dogs. ADA was passed in Congress in 1990.
1991 - Bonnie left CCI to found the Assistance Dog
Institute The Assistance Dog
Institute was dedicated to both education and research and development of new
and better assistance dog methodologies. Results of the Institute’s research is
shared with all assistance dog programs so that more disabled individuals can
benefit from the independence resulting from this unique working relationship
with a dog.
1993 - Bonnie helped assistance dog partners form International Association ofAssistance Dog Partners (IAADP)
1993 - Bonnie created
the Assistance Dog United Campaign, a program that provides vouchers to low income individuals with disabilities to get an assistance dog.
2001 - California Bureau
of Private & Post-Secondary Education approved the Institute’s application
to become the first college in the
world to offer Assoc of Science Degrees in Assistance Dog Education and
Human-Canine Life Sciences.
2004 - Bureau of Private
Post Secondary & Vocational Education approved the Institute’s Masters
Degree in Assistance Dog Education and Human-Canine Life Sciences.
2006 - Bachelor’s Degree
in Cynology was approved.
2010 - Bergin Institute
was accredited by the national Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Schools (ACICS) in April 2010 - 'The Bergin
University of Canine Studies'.
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