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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I’m not going to send this to the national list to prevent getting kicked off it, but here’s something I thought might be of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shane Popplestone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com">spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>234-716-2208<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can live the life you want!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Advocates for Service Animal Partners (ASAP) <advocacy411@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 16, 2024 12:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Advocates for Service Animal Partners <Advocacy411@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> New Video Release: Navigating the Service Animal Landscape: Insights for businesses & managers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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, <a href="https://serviceanimals.info/BecomeaPartner.html" target="_blank">please become a partner.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Most people are aware that disabled individuals have the right to be accompanied by a service dog. But have you ever wondered about the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> 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, <span class=m148825797282523236grame>it will</span> 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,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://youtu.be/nIqfaBToKXQ" target="_blank">"Navigating the Service Animal Landscape: Insights for businesses & managers".</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> 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, <a href="https://serviceanimals.info/BecomeaPartner.html" target="_blank">please become a partner.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>About ASAP</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Advocates for Service Animal Partners (ASAP) is <a name="m_148825797282523236__Hlk168040741">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.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://serviceanimals.info/SupportUs.html" target="_blank">Please support ASAP211, the only service animal hotline!</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>386-ASAP411 (386-272-7411)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:Advocacy411@gmail.com" target="_blank">Advocacy411@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://serviceanimals.info/" target="_blank">http://ServiceAnimals.info</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://serviceanimals.info/SupportUs.html" target="_blank">Please support Advocates for Service Animal Partners.</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>