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DRA’s resident Seeing Eye dog shares tips for interacting with service animals during COVID-19

by Mollie Hernandez | Apr 6, 2020 | Access, Accessibility, Featured, Service Animals

Hello Humans! This is Boomer, the resident Seeing Eye dog here at Disability Rights Arkansas! Like most of you, social distancing is affecting my regular work routine. So, I have decided this is the perfect time for me to try my “paw” at blog writing. As a guide dog,...

What are “reasonable accommodations” in housing?

by Christy Furqueron | Mar 24, 2020 | Access, Archives, Featured, Housing, Service Animals

Both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) set out laws that require housing providers to make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. A reasonable accommodation is defined by Housing and Urban Development  (HUD)...

FIRST PERSON: My name is Mollie…and I am blind. Ask me anything!

by Mollie Hernandez | Oct 23, 2019 | Accessibility, Featured, Self Advocacy, Service Animals

In case you haven’t heard, October is “Meet the Blind” Month. Although I’m not crazy about the name, I like the idea. So, here goes! My name is Mollie, and I am blind. Many people are not aware that blindness exists on a spectrum. This means that people...

A service animal walks into a bar…

by Christy Furqueron | Sep 3, 2019 | Accessibility, Archives, Featured, Service Animals

A service animal walks into a bar…accompanied by an individual with a disability. The manager says the bar does not allow pets. After explaining the animal is a service animal, the manager asks to see documentation proving that the animal is a service animal....

FIRST PERSON: Ordinary acts, performed with the help of an extraordinary dog

by Mollie Hernandez | Jul 25, 2019 | Access, Archives, Featured, Service Animals

As a person who is blind, I face many challenges in my everyday life. Over time, I’ve learned ways to adapt and accommodate in order to accomplish the many demands life places on a busy, working wife and mother. Quite honestly, the greatest challenge I face with...

Did You Know? Banned Breed Ordinances Do NOT Apply to Service Animals

by Susan Pierce | May 25, 2017 | Archives, Community, Featured, News, Service Animals

A service animal owner contacted Disability Rights Arkansas for assistance with her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding her service animal.  Her service animal is an American Pit Bull Terrier.   The city where she lived had enacted a “vicious...
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