ADA
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“Toddler mauled by service dog” – the cost of thoughtless disability letters.
The headline was all too familiar, “Toddler mauled by service dog.” We have seen it before when untrained animals were allowed on airlines or in other public places.(6) When it is passenger passing off a peacock as an emotional support bird it is funny. When it is a child who may be disfigured for life… Continue reading
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Two service animal stories and the lessons they teach
I am belatedly blogging about two recent decisions that have already been discussed elsewhere.¹ The legal issues presented are interesting,² but for businesses concerned with service animals the practical lessons are, I think, more important. In Mission Working Dogs a group of disabled individuals took their service dogs in training to a local mall where they… Continue reading
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DOJ withdraws ADA Guidance – does it mean anything?
Not long after Trump was elected in 2016 the Department of Justice withdrew a number of older guidances intended to help businesses deal with ADA issues. For the most part the withdrawn guidances were out of date and their withdrawal was unlikely to have any effect on businesses with ADA issues.¹ The new Trump administration… Continue reading