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Service dogCommonly Asked Questions about Service Animals in Places of Business
USDOJ. Civil Rights Division. Disability Rights Section.
Explains the requirements of the ADA regarding animals that accompany and provide services for a person with a disability.
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Service dogAnimals in Health-Care Facilities
DHHS. Office for Civil Rights.
Guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on infection control when allowing therapy or assistance animals into health care facilities.
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United States Capitol buildingNondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability By Public Accommodations And in Commercial Facilities
Government Printing Office.
Code of Federal Regulations Title 28, Part 36, Sec. 36.302, Subpart C_Specific Requirements, Modifications in policies, practices, or procedures. The implementing regulations of the public accomodation standard of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Americans with Disabilities Act Business BRIEF: Service Animals
USDOJ. Disability Rights Section.
Short publication explaining service animal issues that is designed to be easily printed and distributed to employees.
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Service Animal Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability
USDOT. Aviation Consumer Protection.
Guidance from the USDOT for air travel with service animals.
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Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act
Government Printing Office.
Code of Federal Regulations Title 24, Section 100.204 Subpart D_Prohibition Against Discrimination Because of Handicap. The implementing regulations of the "reasonable accomodation" standard of the Fair Housing Act. Example discusses seeing eye dogs.
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Bus powered by soybean derived fuel.Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals
Easter Seals. Project ACTION.
Answers common questions about service animals in the context of ground transportation for both people traveling with service animals and transportation providers. In recognition of the critical role that service animals play in the independent travel of people with disabilities, this document was developed based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and it stipulates about the rights and responsibilities of people traveling with service animals. It also addresses policies and practices of transportation providers, going above and beyond the ADA’s regulatory obligations to provide good customer services.
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Fair Housing Information Right To Emotional Support Animals In "No Pet" Housing
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
An overview of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act as they apply to the rights of people with disabilities to keep emotional support animals.
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Pet Ownership In Assisted Rental Housing For the Elderly or Handicapped.
Government Printing Office.
U.S. Code Title 12--Banks and Banking, Chapter 13--National Housing Sec. 1701r-1. Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983.
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dog guarding sheepLivestock Guarding Dogs: Protecting Sheep from Predators
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Bulletin about dogs that protect sheep and other animals without harming them and aggressively repelling predators.
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