Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 In a message dated 10/6/2004 6:57:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lisak70@... writes: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/svcanimb.htm thank you so much,, i knew it was somewhere in the DOJ site but,,, all my search failed,,, now i am ARMED,, i also emailed Delta Society about it, hope to hear from them soon. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 In a message dated 10/6/2004 8:07:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lisak70@... writes: >>Let us know what you find out from the Delta Society.<< The Delta Society is a GREAT advocacy group for those who didn't know,, you can find out more about them at www.deltasociety.org. They helped me 2 years ago and I support them 100%. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Lee, I stand corrected. Please read below. This information comes from the Department of Justice website at: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/svcanimb.htm (You may want to e-mail this to your audi.) -- U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Business BRIEF: Service Animals Service animals are animals that are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities such as guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling wheelchairs, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, or performing other special tasks. Service animals are working animals, not pets. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses and organizations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. This federal law applies to all businesses open to the public, including restaurants, hotels, taxis and shuttles, grocery and department stores, hospitals and medical offices, theaters, health clubs, parks, and zoos. Caption: Businesses that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to enter with their service animal. a.. Businesses may ask if an animal is a service animal or ask what tasks the animal has been trained to perform, but cannot require special ID cards for the animal or ask about the person's disability. b.. People with disabilities who use service animals cannot be charged extra fees, isolated from other patrons, or treated less favorably than other patrons. However, if a business such as a hotel normally charges guests for damage that they cause, a customer with a disability may be charged for damage caused by his or her service animal. c.. A person with a disability cannot be asked to remove his service animal from the premises unless: (1) the animal is out of control and the animal's owner does not take effective action to control it (for example, a dog that barks repeatedly during a movie) or (2) the animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. d.. In these cases, the business should give the person with the disability the option to obtain goods and services without having the animal on the premises. e.. Businesses that sell or prepare food must allow service animals in public areas even if state or local health codes prohibit animals on the premises. f.. A business is not required to provide care or food for a service animal or provide a special location for it to relieve itself. a.. Allergies and fear of animals are generally not valid reasons for denying access or refusing service to people with service animals. b.. Violators of the ADA can be required to pay money damages and penalties. Caption: Service animals are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities. If you have additional questions concerning the ADA and service animals, please call the Department's ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) or visit the ADA Business Connection at ada.gov. Duplication is encouraged. April 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Lee, No problem! <smile> Let us know what you find out from the Delta Society. By the way, if you need to locate this information again, you can find it by doing a Google search for " ada service dogs. " The first link you'll see is the DOJ website I provided earlier. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Lee, I agree with you 100% about the Delta Society. They work will *all* kinds of service animals: hearing dogs, guide dogs, seizure alert dogs -- you name it. They really know their stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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