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  1. Delaware White Cane Law

    Delaware White Cane Law

    Title 2. Transportation. Part II. Transportation Department. Chapter 19. Transportation Networks. § 1917. No discrimination; accessibility Title 6. Commerce and Trade. Subtitle II. Other Laws Relating to Commerce and Trade. Chapter 45. Equal Accommodations. § 4501 . Purpose and construction §...
  2. Alabama Code Title 21. Handicapped Persons § 21-7-4

    Alabama Code Title 21. Handicapped Persons § 21-7-4

    Current as of December 30, 2022 (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public or private school, that the public or customers are normally permitted to occupy. (b) A service animal shall be...
  3. Serrvice Animals in the Workplace

    Serrvice Animals in the Workplace

    Preface The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor. JAN makes documents available with the understanding that the information be used solely for educational purposes. The information is not intended to be...
  4. Assistance Animals Under the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Air Carriers Access Act

    Assistance Animals Under the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Air Carriers Access Act

    ADA Knowledge Translation Center Legal Brief No. 2.4 Sharan E. Brown ADA Knowledge Translation Center 2019 Introduction Numerous federal laws address the rights of individuals with disabilities to be accompanied by their assistance animals, which includes service animals, in public spaces...
  5. Obligations of Housing Providers (FHA)

    Obligations of Housing Providers (FHA)

    Individuals with a disability may request to keep an assistance animal as a reasonable accommodation to a housing provider's pet restrictions. Housing providers cannot refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when such accommodations may be necessary...
  6. Service Animals: Businesses/State & Local Governments'

    Service Animals: Businesses/State & Local Governments'

    Service Animals The ADA explains what businesses and state/local governments must do to make sure that they do not discriminate against a member of the public with a disability who uses a service animal. Generally, businesses and non-profits that are open to the public as well as state/local...
  7. ADA Requirements: Service Animals

    ADA Requirements: Service Animals

    Last updated: February 28, 2020 The Department of Justice published revised final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for title II (State and local government services) and title III (public accommodations and commercial facilities) on September 15, 2010, in the...
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    Help Wanted!

    Hey everyone! If you are a new viewer, Welcome! If you are a returning visitor Welcome back! We need your help! First let me say nothing about this will cost anything. 🤯 Unless you would count your time as a cost, then I would say it would be at minimal cost. When I set this site up, several...
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    Resource Training Log (Excel) 2024-08-25

    Here is what the sheet looks like:
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    REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT 2023-06-09

    Download for the entire PDF Who must comply with the Fair Housing Act's reasonable accommodation requirements? Any person or entity engaging in prohibited conduct – i.e., refusing to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be...
  11. Top Ten Things Service Dog Handlers Wish People Knew

    Top Ten Things Service Dog Handlers Wish People Knew

    Service dogs are important to the lives of many disabled people, giving them independence and keeping them safe. Eckerd's community has students and faculty with service dogs and it can be frustrating when others don't know how to act around service dogs, or understand their important role in...
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    Resource Effectiveness of Operation K9 Assistance Dogs on Suicidality in Australian Veterans with PTSD 2023-03-07

    Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pervasive disorder among both current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members. Studies have shown current psychological and pharmacological treatments for PTSD are suboptimal in veterans, with high dropout rates and poor adherence...
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    FAQs on Service and Assistance Animals in Housing 1.0

    This document gives some brief answers to questions on service and assistance animals in housing.
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    Question: FHA denials

    Just looking for honest opinions on this one. The FHA groups Service dogs, emotional support animals, and the like into a broad category referring to all of them as assistance animals. And to a point, it makes sense. They also note that there is no breed restriction for assistance animals...
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    ADA Guide to Disability Law 2022-09-30

    This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To find out more about how these laws may apply to you, contact the agencies and organizations listed below.
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    HUD ASSISTANCE ANIMALS 2022-09-30

    An assistance animal is an animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or that provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified effects of a person's disability. An assistance animal is not a pet.
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