[NFBMT] DOJ reaches agreement with The Place of Antiques to ensure equal access for individuals with disabilities who use service dogs

[president at nfbofmt.org]

FYI, Montana is in the news regarding the right to use a service animal in a
business.  The civil rights violation happened in St. Regis, yet it has
national impact.  

 

Please join me in celebrating this victory.  While this particular incident
apparently did not involve a guide dog, the US Department of Justice
decision affirms the right of all service animal users to engage in business
free of illegal discrimination.  I am so happy and proud to be part of the
National Federation of the Blind of Montana as we work together to make it
possible for people with disabilities to make our way in this world.  

 

Details about the findings below.

 

Jim Marks

President, National Federation of the Blind of Montana

 <mailto:president at nfbofmt.org> president at nfbofmt.org

(406) 438-1421

 

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Subject: [Chapter-presidents] FW: DOJ reaches agreement with The Place of
Antiques to ensure equal access for individuals with disabilities who use
service dogs

 

fyi

 

From: U.S. Department of Justice <usdoj at public.govdelivery.com
<mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com> > 
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 12:35 PM
To: Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC <Michelle.Clark at wdc.usda.gov
<mailto:Michelle.Clark at wdc.usda.gov> >
Subject: DOJ reaches agreement with The Place of Antiques to ensure equal
access for individuals with disabilities who use service dogs

 

 

The Justice Department reached an agreement
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ
D0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMDExLjk2MDk4NzYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4M
TAxMS45NjA5ODc2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mzk5MDkxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlja
GVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb
3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&https://www.
ada.gov/place_of_antiques_sa.html>  under the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) with The Place of Antiques in St. Regis, Montana to resolve a
complaint under title III of the ADA.  The Department's investigation
substantiated the complaint that staff at The Place of Antiques asked a
veteran who uses a service dog to leave because no dogs are allowed in the
store.  Public accommodations such as The Place of Antiques must permit
individuals who use service dogs, including veterans with disabilities who
use service dogs for disabilities including post-traumatic stress disorder,
anxiety, or mobility disabilities, into their establishments.  

 

The settlement agreement requires The Place of Antiques to adopt and
implement a service dog policy consistent with the ADA; provide training on
the service dog policy to employees and managers; and post the service dog
policy in its shop and on social media for the shop.  The Place of Antiques
cooperated with the Department throughout the investigation.  

 

People interested in finding out more about the ADA or this agreement may
access the ADA website at https://www.ada.gov/infoline.htm
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZ
D0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMDExLjk2MDk4NzYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4M
TAxMS45NjA5ODc2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mzk5MDkxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlja
GVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb
3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://www.
ada.gov/infoline.htm>  or call the toll-free ADA Information Line
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D0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMDExLjk2MDk4NzYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4M
TAxMS45NjA5ODc2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mzk5MDkxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlja
GVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb
3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://www.
ada.gov/infoline.htm> at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).

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