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...
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....
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...
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...
