[nagdu] ADA definition of service animals

[craig.heaps at comcast.net]

Here's one sentence from the government's ada website: 
http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm 
  
"Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA." 
  
  

----- Original Message -----

From: "Lori Dent" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com> 
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 10:30:00 AM 
Subject: [nagdu] ADA definition of service animals 

Hi all, 

I'm hearing  more and more about dogs being allowed in public places that help people deal with stress, anziety and oather reasons that as far as I know that does not meet the definition. 

I know of one person who suffers from extreme stress in public  and she brings her Chihuahua  mix with her where ever she goes. Her doctor prescribed the dog and the woman claims her dog is a"medical necessity". 

I was just wondering if the ADA has a clear cut definition of  of a service animal.There have been a couple of articles in the paper about what a service animal is. In today's Hints from Heloise she was talking about service animals. What I got from the article is some confusion about this issue. Is there anything in the ADA that is not clear cut and open the door for other purposes? 

Lori and the Gipper 
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