Itching for Equality

I just heard on the news about a boy in Virginia who is fighting the school board to allow him to be able to take his seizure sensing dog to school.  Now, I am all for seeing eye dogs, therapy dogs, seizure sensing dogs, etc. but as a person with severe allergies that trigger my asthma, I see a problem with this.  What if there are children who are allergic to dogs in his classroom?  I'm not talking about a little sneeze here or there which is bad enough.  I'm talking about eyes that are swollen shut, sneezing that won't stop, and airway constriction that is life threatening.  Are they just to stay home so he can go to school?  What happens in today's society when you have conflicting disabilities?  When does one disability take precedence over another and who is to make that call?  My daughter has to take medication just so she can be near people at school who have dogs at home.  What if this were happening in her school?  I feel for the child - really I do - and I hope that he doesn't encounter someone with an opposing disability.  I just can't help but wonder "what if"?  I am always afraid when I am scheduled to be in a confined space such as an airplane that someone with a disability aiding animal will be there too.  People are quick to pull out the Americans with Disabilities Act.  What they don't realize is that there are others with disabilities too.  So many people think that everyone with allergies can just take a Benedryl and go on their merry way, but that's not the case for everyone.  I take prescription allergy medication just to be able to function each day and that is with avoiding contact with the things I am allergic to.  Allergies can be life-threatening.  I hope by posting this that I can open the eyes of some people who see one disability as lesser than another.  I'm not the mean old lady who doesn't want seizure dogs in school.  I'm the lady who could die if I taught there.