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Disabled Veteran Kicked Off Boardwalk Because Of Service Dog
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As the story is written, that is despicable conduct the the LEO. The combat veteran is a side issue. The Americans with Disabilities Act specifically prohibits such action by law enforcement.
Went through this with my past employer. A disabled person wanted to bring his service animal into the facility and a ranking member said that was a no go. A person assigned to building security did research and found we were in violation of ADA. The security person found out a few pieces of info: 1. The animal has to provide a service, much like a piece of medical equipment. 2. The animal was NOT REQUIRED to have identifying information and 3. There are some VERY NARROW and very rare circumstances where the animal can be excluded. Not to bash law enforcement officers but this is something for which they are not trained and many of them have a hard time learning that there are laws, instutitions and people much more powerful than them.
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need info on what specically the dog was trained to do and where it was trained
http://adata.org/service-animals we will let the judge decide |
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Since I'm not the owner of the dog I can't say what his reason for needing it is, just didn't think I'd see the same adversarial tone the police took with this veteran on calguns.
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Well, hopefully that summons has the LEOs name/badge number on it, because if that were me, I would push it up their chain of command so they can in the future not deny veterans who were combat wounded/or anyone who has a service dog with legit reasons. Ignorance is bliss but, damn thats gonna get you fired also...
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A: The ADA defines a service animal as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government. Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks that the individual with a disability cannot perform for him or herself. Guide dogs are one type of service animal, used by some individuals who are blind. This is the type of service animal with which most people are familiar. But there are service animals that assist persons with other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities. Some examples include: _ Alerting persons with hearing impairments to sounds. _ Pulling wheelchairs or carrying and picking up things for persons with mobility impairments. _ Assisting persons with mobility impairments with balance. A service animal is not a pet. http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm
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