Episode 14 Resources: Service Animals
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Table of Contents
ADA
- Service Animals
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Link: ada.gov/service_animals_2010 - Commonly Asked Questions about Service Animals in Places of Business
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Link: ada.gov/qasrvc.htm - The Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/publication/americans-disabilities-act-faq#Public Accommodations - ADA Audio Conference – Service Animals in Post-secondary Educational Settings
Source: ADA National Network
Link: accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/archives/10307 - ADA National Network – Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/publication/service-animals-booklet - ADA National Network – Service Animals
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org/service-animals - Disability Rights and Public Accommodations: State-by-State [PDF file]
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adasoutheast.org/publications/ada/public_accommodations_disability_rights_state-by-state_Final.pdf - Helpful canines: service or support?
Author/Source: Ryan Severance The Pueblo Chieftain
Link: www.chieftain.com/news/pueblo/helpful-canines-service-or-support/article_fe0f8c6b-23ab-5b79-a8ee-18624f0cf02d.html
Employment
- Accommodation and Compliance Series: Service Animals in the Workplace
Source: Ask Jan
Link: askjan.org/media/servanim.html - Service Animals as an Employment Accommodation
Source: Northwest ADA Center
Link: nwadacenter.org/factsheet/service-animals-employment-accommodation
Fair Housing
- HUD Issues Notice On Assistance Animals And Reasonable Accommodations For Persons With Disabilities [PDF]
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Link: www.hud.gov/sites/documents/13-060.PDF - Reasonable Accommodations Under Fair Housing Act
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Link: www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/ReasonableAccommodations15 - Right to Emotional Support Animals in "No Pet" Housing [PDF]
Source: Bazelon Center for Mental Health
Link: www.bazelon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-06-16-Emotional-Support-Animal-Fact-Sheet-for-Website-final.pdf
Veterans
- Guide and Service Dogs [PDF]
Source: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Link: www.va.gov/health/serviceandguidedogs.asp - Veterans Health Administration – Audit Guide and Service Dog Program [PDF]
Source: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Link: www.va.gov/oig/52/reports/2010/VAOIG-10-01714-188.pdf - VA Provides Service Dog Benefits to Veterans with Mental Health Disorders
Source: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs – Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Link: www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2809 - VA Pilots Program To Expand Veterinary Health Benefits For Mental Health Mobility Service Dogs
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Link: www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/33379/va-pilots-program-to-expand-veterinary-health-benefit-for-mental-health-mobility-service-dogs/ - VA Authorizes Health Insurance for Service Dogs
Source: Military Times
Link: www.military.com/military-report/va-authorizes-health-insurance-for-service-dogs.html
Transportation
- Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
Link: www.transportation.gov/airconsumer - Passengers with Disabilities – About the Air Carriers Access Act
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
Link: www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/passengers-disabilities - Service Dogs and Animals - TSA
Source: Transportation Security Administration
Link: tsa.gov/disabilities-and-medical-conditions/service-dogs-animals
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