For example, a person who uses a wheelchair may use a long, retractable leash to allow her service animal to pick up or retrieve items. In that case, the person must use voice, signal, or other effective means to maintain control of the animal. The service animal must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered while in public places unless these devices interfere with the service animal's work or the person's disability prevents use of these devices. In the school (K-12) context and in similar settings, the school or similar entity may need to provide some assistance to enable a particular student to handle his or her service animal. In most instances, the handler will be the individual with a disability or a third party who accompanies the individual with a disability. The ADA requires that service animals be under the control of the handler at all times. This publication provides guidance on the ADA's service animal provisions and should be read in conjunction with the publication ADA Revised Requirements: Service Animals.Ī. Accordingly, entities that have a "no pets" policy generally must modify the policy to allow service animals into their facilities.
The service animal rules fall under this general principle. The ADA requires State and local government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations (covered entities) that provide goods or services to the public to make "reasonable modifications" in their policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to accommodate people with disabilities. The Department of Justice continues to receive many questions about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to service animals. Dogs can be trained to perform many important tasks to assist people with disabilities, such as providing stability for a person who has difficulty walking, picking up items for a person who uses a wheelchair, preventing a child with autism from wandering away, or alerting a person who has hearing loss when someone is approaching from behind. Many people with disabilities use a service animal in order to fully participate in everyday life.
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