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Federal and state laws provide access rights for service
animals. Three Federal laws cover access for the following
locations:
Airlines - Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA)
The first Federal legislation to directly address public access
rights of people with disabilities who have service animals
was the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986. The act amended the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide that prohibitions
of discrimination against handicapped people apply to air
carriers. Regulations clarify that air carriers must permit
"dogs and other service animals used by handicapped people
to accompany the people on a flight". As a result of
these 1986 stipulations regarding air transport, the 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act does not reference air carriers
in its Title II and III transportation requirements.
Public Places - The Americans with Disabilities Act
(1990)
Section 36.302(c) of the Americans with Disabilities Act
requires public accommodations generally to modify policies,
practices, and procedures to accommodate the use of service
animals in places of public accommodation.
Service animal means any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal
individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit
of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited
to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals
with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal
protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching
dropped items.
Place of public accommodation means a facility, operated by
a private entity, whose operations affect commerce and fall
within at least one of the following categories:
- Places of lodging
- Establishments serving food or drink
- Places of exhibition or entertainment
- Places of public gathering
- Sales or rental establishments
- Service establishments
- Stations used for specified public transportation
- Places of public display or collection
- Places of recreation
- Places of education
- Social service center establishments
- Places of exercise or recreation
Housing - Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act
The Delta Society's website is an excellent reference. Click
the links below to refer to The Delta Society's access information
about:
Housing and Traveling
The Delta Society also provides a list of Consultants
and Educators who may be of help.
Also see our Resources page
for other helpful links.
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