Each Monday Im going to start sharing different areas of the ADA (American Disability Act) as a refresher. Several people have been asking questions lately because of the high number of service dogs being seen again. So we feel this will be an easy way for everyone to learn a bit more about the rules if being a service dog. :) ☆HOW A SERVICE ANIMAL IS DEFINED☆ Service animals are defined as dogs 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. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. This definition does not affect or limit the broader definition of “assistance animal” under the Fair Housing Act or the broader definition of “service animal” under the Air Carrier Access Act. Some State and local laws also define service animal more broadly than the ADA does. Information about such laws can be obtained from the State attorney general’s office.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:29:43 +0000
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