January 10, 2012 – 1:43 pm
Anyone who’s lost a dog can tell you how painful it is. They are a cherished member of the family and the grief they feel is normal. If you’ve known someone who’s lost a service dog, you may have seen them experience an even greater amount of grief. Research has suggested this is not simply [...]
By Rebecca
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Also posted in Disability, Dog, Health, Service Dog, service dog
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Tagged attachment, caregiver, caregiving, death, disability, grief, pet, retirement, service animals, Service Dog
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January 1, 2012 – 1:54 am
Service dogs are one of many choices available to help mitigate disability but is the choice right for you? People tend to jump head first thinking about all of the plusses without thinking about the minuses. It’s very important that you think through this decision before applying to a placement organization or trying to train [...]
December 31, 2011 – 5:48 pm
I am often asked what the difference is between an assistance animal, emotional support animal, therapy animal and service animal so I thought I’d write a post instead of responding to the questions in comments. I hope this clears up confusion. Please feel free to ask questions in comments if you’ve come across another term [...]
By Rebecca
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Also posted in Cat, Disability, Dog, emotional support animal, Health, Politics, Service Dog, service dog, Therapy Animal, therapy dog, Training, Uncategorized
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Tagged ada, assistance animals, assistance dogs, comfort animals, disability, dog training, emotional support animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs, seizure alert dogs, seizure response dogs, service animals, service dogs, therapy animals, therapy dogs
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I’m sorry it’s taken so long to post my comments on the changes to the ADA regarding service animals. Health issues have kept me from doing so. Because this is an extra long post to make up for time lost, I’ve provided links to each section below to help you navigate. What is a service [...]
By Rebecca
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Also posted in Disability, Dog, emotional support animal, Health, Politics, Service Dog, service dog, Training
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Tagged ada, comfort animals, disability, emotional support animals, service animals, service dogs, training
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I’ve been using a service dog for over 13 years. During this time, I’ve run into some unhappy situations regarding access and personal privacy. Recently, the DOJ released revised ADA Title II and III regulations, which included a new definition of a service animal that I was elated to see. These regulations should make it easier for businesses to discern whether or not an animal entering with a handler is a service animal and make it easier for organizations and people with disabilities to appropriately train service animals. For example, the regulations answer questions such as
- Which species can work as service animals?
- What types of disabilities do service animals help?
- What types of tasks should a service animal be trained to perform?
- What behavior is appropriate and inappropriate for a service animal?
- What questions area businesses permitted to ask a person with a disability who works with a service animal?
- Are emotional support or comfort animals permitted in public settings under the ADA
as well as many other questions.
To help everyone understand the changes, I’ve included the ADA’s section-by-section analysis and response to public comments. I plan to post my own comments about the changes in the coming weeks. Overall, I was happy with what was implemented but there are still areas where I wish they would have been more stringent.
I urge anyone who works with a service animal, has a family member or friend who works with a service animal, is training a service animal or runs a business to take the time to read both the changes in the regulations and the commentary in their entirety.
For complete information on these revised regulations, see ADA Regs 2010. All sections regarding services animals from the ADA Regs 2010 follow.
By Rebecca
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Also posted in Cat, Disability, Dog, emotional support animal, Health, Politics, Service Dog, service dog, Therapy Animal, therapy dog, Training
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Tagged ada, comfort animals, disability, emotional support animals, service animals, service dogs, training
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