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...
by Susan Pierce | Apr 14, 2017 | Accessibility, Archives, Community, Featured, News, Self Advocacy, Service Animals
Are you confused about the difference between service animals and emotional support animals? About the difference in how support animals are covered by the ADA versus the Fair Housing Act? There is a lot to know about service and support animals, and how their use...
by Susan Pierce | Apr 12, 2017 | Accessibility, Archives, News, Service Animals
Governor Hutchinson signed into law the Patricia Heath Act yesterday. This act affirms the right of Arkansans with disabilities to utilize a service animal in public. Sponsored by Senator Rapert and Representative Meeks, the Act states “Every individual with...
by Susan Pierce | Aug 19, 2016 | Accessibility, Archives, Community, Employment, Featured, News, Self Advocacy, Service Animals
The definition of who is covered under the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) is being significantly expanded by the U. S. Department of Justice, in regulations set to take effect October 11 of this year. “This final rule clarifies Congress’ original mandate that...
by Susan Pierce | Feb 11, 2016 | Accessibility, Service Animals
What is a service animal? Is a service animal the same as an emotional support animal, or a therapy animal? How are they different? Must a service animal be professionally trained? These are just some of the questions people have about service animals. Adding to...
by Susan Pierce | Jan 1, 2016 | Accessibility, Housing, Service Animals
The right for people with disabilities to have a service and/or assistance animal under the Fair Housing Act Amendments (FHAA) is different from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations; in fact, the ADA limits the definition of “service animal” to...
