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  1. Riding With Lyft And Uber Isn’t A Joy For Disabled People With Service Animals

    Service Dog Riding With Lyft And Uber Isn’t A Joy For Disabled People With Service Animals

    Lyft and Uber drivers have a horrible habit of cancelling on riders with guide dogs. I've extolled the virtues of autonomous vehicles, specifically Waymo, in this column (and elsewhere) on numerous occasions. However imperfect the technology may be, I staunchly believe fully autonomous cars...
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  2. Denied: the rise of fake service dogs and the harm it's doing to those that are 'legit'

    Service Dog Denied: the rise of fake service dogs and the harm it's doing to those that are 'legit'

    Posted 8:05 PM, Jun 05, 2024 By: Rochelle Alleyne For Elizabeth Hartranft, a February trip with her husband from North Dakota to Tampa was supposed to be a getaway. "So February 13, we came to Tampa for a business meeting slash our anniversary slash recovering from some bad news about a brain...
  3. ‘So demeaning’: Melbourne woman denied service by 10 cabs in one booking over guide dog

    ‘So demeaning’: Melbourne woman denied service by 10 cabs in one booking over guide dog

    Debra Simons with her guide dog, Royce. Simons says she is rejected by taxis so often that she needs to add a buffer of at least half an hour on to every trip. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian Debra Simons filed complaint against 13Cabs with human rights commission, and was offered a $100...
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    Outside Article Get Off The Floor': Walmart Customer With POTS Says Employees Denied Her Access To Service Dog

    Many times, when someone brings their service dog into places they are legally allowed to be, an overly concerned store employee or customer can ruin everything. One Walmart shopper whose service dog alerted them to sit down on the ground due to a postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or...
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    Outside Article Aurora Man Trying To Get Word Out After He Says Lyft Drivers Denied Him Twice In Past Month Due To Service Dog

    An Aurora man says he has been denied by Lyft drivers twice in the past month due to his service dog. Posted at 9:00 PM, Nov 07, 2023 and last updated 11:50 PM, Nov 07, 2023 AURORA, Colo.— Terry Garrett, 36, of Aurora, can't drive because he's 100 percent blind and needs his seeing eye dog...
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    Outside Article Disabled Veteran's Service Dog Denied Entry To An American Legion Post Building

    Reporter: Justin KaseWriter: Matias Abril Published: November 3, 2023Updated: November 3, 2023 A Gulf War veteran was turned away from the American Legion Post on Fort Myers Beach because she brought her service dog. Dee Pilkons has been a member of the American Legion Post for the past four...
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    Outside Article Service Animal Denied At Restaurant

  8. Service Dog Access Issues (US)

    Service Dog Access Issues (US)

    In most places, our service dogs are allowed to travel with us wherever we go. Most of the time this is likened to those with medical devices, like wheelchairs, that need them while out in public. However, the general public, as a whole, is not aware of our need to have our dogs with us, and...
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    • Category: Service Animals
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    Outside Article Family receives apology after service dog denied entry into Prince William County Schools event

    Author: Katie Lusso Published: 12:01 AM EDT May 5, 2023 MANASSAS, Va. — A Manassas family says they were told they couldn't bring their daughter's service dog into a school event over the weekend, because the dog didn't have a "certified ID." Kaitlyn Svrlinga is an eighth grader at Benton...
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    Outside Article Disabled veteran says Charlotte restaurant didn’t allow service dog inside

    Evan Donovan Thu, March 9, 2023 at 8:05 PM EST·3 min read A local disabled veteran says he wasn't allowed to bring his service dog inside a local restaurant, and that a manager kicked him out after talking about the laws for service animals. It happened last month at Angry Ale's on Montford...
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    Outside Article Local woman claims discrimination over service animal

    ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - A local woman told News 4 Investigates one of the biggest school districts in Missouri discriminated against her by not allowing her to take her service dog to her new job in a school. Playing tug, wagging her tail, and even taking news, black Lab Hikari is a good dog. "I...
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    • Forum: Service Dogs in the News
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    Outside Article No Dogs Allowed: Federal Court Rejects Service Dog Accommodation in Hospital Setting

    This is from a case I have been watching for a while. A very important read for all service dog teams that the handler is working. Most of us know that when an employee or visitor to a place of public accommodation requests a reasonable accommodation, the ADA requires an interactive process to...
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    • Forum: Service Dogs
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