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Whether you are a person with a disability wanting to meet other service dog handlers or a fourth grader working on a school project, we want to make exploring the world of service dogs inviting and easy.
According to the University of Arizona, 0.9% of persons with disabilities are partnered with service dogs. In 1990, Congress found that there were 43 million Americans with disabilities, suggesting there are approximately 387,000 service dogs across the US.
Guide Dogs reports there are approximately 10,000 guide dogs (from all guide dog schools) in the field. In light of the obvious fact that guide dogs for the blind must account for more than 2.5% of the over all service dog population, the University of Arizona figure probably includes emotional support animals which are sometimes grouped with service animals, such as under the Fair Housing Act or Air Carrier Access Act. A more reasonable estimate of the number of public access (task trained) service dogs in the US might be 100,000 to 200,000.
Each day these dogs significantly impact their partners' lives. People who couldn't do the ordinary activities of daily living that others take for granted are able to function independently with the help of their canine partners.
On this site we feature information on specific kinds of service dogs, service dog training and handling, access issues, rights and legal issues. Please bear with us as we re-build our video display area where you can view clips of service dogs performing various tasks and complete construction of our interactive ClickiWiki community authored training resource. We hope these features will be available again shortly. Our community forum and help desk are fully operational and ready to answer your questions. We've stocked our forum with experts in service dog subjects such as training, public education, advocating, lobbying, handling a service dog and much more.
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Related Section Numbers
- 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016), (8)
- Service animal
- § 35.136 Service animals.
- "Service Animal" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Recognition of psychiatric service animals but not "emotional support animals." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Section 35.136 Service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Exclusion of service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Responsibility for supervision and care of a service animal. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Inquiries about service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016), (9)
- Service animal
- § 36.302(c) Service animals.
- "Service Animal'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Recognition of psychiatric service animals, but not "emotional support animals.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Retain term "service animal.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Exclusion of service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Responsibility for supervision and care of a service animal. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Inquiries about service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- Service animal access to areas of a public accommodation. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
- 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis), (1)
- 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations), (2)
- 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble), (1)
- Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement), (1)
- ADA Requirements - Service Animals, (1)
- 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations, (1)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA, (1)
- Accessible Information Exchange: Meeting on a Level Playing Field, (1)
- Withdrawn Technical Assistance: ADA Business Brief: Service Animals, (1)
- A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings, (1)
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