[NFBF-Tampa] Inaugural Release: Navigating the Service Animal Landscape: Insights for businesses & managers

Thu Sep 5 22:21:09 UTC 2024

Please circulate the following message as widely as appropriate. If you
received this message as a forward and would like to receive information
directly from Advocates for Service Animal Partners, please become a
partner. <https://serviceanimals.info/BecomeaPartner.html> 

Most people are aware that disabled individuals have the right to be
accompanied by a service dog. But have you ever wondered about the 

rights that businesses have under the Americans with Disabilities Act, or
ADA, when it comes to service animals? It's a fascinating topic that
underscores the importance of understanding and accommodating the needs of
individuals with disabilities.

It seems to be a very overlooked fact, but do you know that, when it comes
to service dogs, businesses have rights under the ADA, too!

                September is Service Dog Awareness Month and Advocates for
Service Animal Partners remains on the cutting edge of service animal
advocacy. Our latest partnership with Renee Michaels and the team at
SevenDreams Films has created an authoritative primer to help businesses
navigate the service animal landscape. Renee Michaels is an Award-winning
Actress/Writer/Director/Producer who also happens to be a Service Dog
Handler! This video is a must-see for any business and its staff with direct
customer engagement. It will not only help you learn to identify a
legitimate service animal, it will share information about the proper
behavior you can expect from a service animal, the legal limits of service
dog access, as well as how to protect yourself in the event you must exclude
a service dog from your premises. Click on this link to view the video, 

 <https://youtu.be/nIqfaBToKXQ> "Navigating the Service Animal Landscape:
Insights for businesses & managers".

                ASAP is currently in production of two more videos
concerning service animal etiquette and the problem caused by
misrepresenting pets as service dogs. If you would like to be among the
first to receive future releases and other news concerning service animal
issues, please become a partner.
<https://serviceanimals.info/BecomeaPartner.html> 

About ASAP

                Advocates for Service Animal Partners (ASAP) is dedicated
exclusively to securing, protecting, and advancing the civil rights of
disabled individuals who use service dogs to mitigate their disabilities.
ASAP is the only organization in the United States providing direct support,
intervention, and mediation for service animal handlers. ASAP operates the
only 24-hour national hotline to assist service animal handlers and the
businesses we patronize understand their mutual rights and responsibilities
under state and federal laws. Individuals needing assistance and information
can call toll-free 855-ASAP211 (855-272-7211) and speak directly with an
advocate trained to resolve access challenges as the result of the choice to
use a service dog to mitigate their disability. ASAP211 is provided at no
charge as a public service to the disabled community.

Advocates for Service Animal Partners (ASAP) is a nationwide network of
volunteer service animal advocates. Our goal is to encourage, educate, and
support service animal handlers through printed and electronic publications,
Informational webinars, recorded educational materials, and direct advocacy
support, intervention, and mediation. ASAP also provides in-service training
to employers, governmental entities, private companies, housing
accommodations, and the airline industry about the rights, responsibilities,
and limitations of access under state and federal law. For more information
about the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the
businesses we patronize, please contact 

Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc.

386-ASAP411 (386-272-7411)

 <mailto:Advocacy411 at gmail.com> Advocacy411 at gmail.com

 <http://ServiceAnimals.info> http://ServiceAnimals.info

Marion Gwizdala, President/CEO

(He/His/Him)

Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)

Office: 386-ASAP411 (386-272-7411)

Hotline: 855-ASAP211 (855-272-7211)

 <mailto:Advocacy411 at gmail.com> Advocacy411 at gmail.com

ServiceAnimals.info

Facebook.com/asap411/

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