Questions about ADA
- My first question is something that has been in the news lately and that deals with service animals. How is it determined if an animal truly is a service animal? I recently called a public place and asked if dogs were allowed and the representative on the phone actually told me that only service animals were allowed but I could bring them and lie about it. I didn’t feel right doing that but was surprised that she even suggested it!! I have also know people that get there dog registered as a service animal so that they can take him everywhere with them even though he is not providing them with any service. So where do you draw the line?
- Are AirBnbs required to be ADA compliant? I don’t feel like they are so wondering how that form of travel gets away with it.
- Being military for the past 15 years I have seen people kicked out of the military or medical boarded because of a medical disability. How does the military bypass, from what I can tell, from being ADA compliant?
Hi Maureen,
Great post! I thought your questions were really interesting. I noticed that Abdulallah (http://arbabzadah.com/uncategorized/ada-fire-away-post/) had a similar question on his same post regarding the service animals versus pets. I also commented on his post and one thing I said is that some service animals wear vests so that is one way of telling the difference but I think that some people take advantage of the system in order to break the rules. I am surprised that someone told you to just lie about it. I feel like that undermines the system in place for those that truly need to have service animals. Good job!