These sources will guide a researcher on the topic of Service Animals. It is suggested when beginning the process of researching to start with the secondary resources such as encyclopedias, then articles, and then the books to gradually develop a deeper knowledge. These secondary resources will help the researcher to find primary sources and present both sides of the argument on whether Service Animal laws are sufficient for society.
More enlightening Secondary Sources for Service Animal law and related news can be found on:
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Disability Rights Section
Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA
Due to the recent enlightenment of service animal capability and the courage of the disabled to finally feel freedom through the use of service animals, the Department of Justice has continued to receive many questions about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to these individuals. The ADA now requires State and local government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations (covered entities) that provide goods or services to the public to make "reasonable modifications" in their policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to accommodate people with disabilities and their service animals. These entities that provide goods or services to the public that have a "no pets" policy generally must modify the current discriminating policy to allow service animals into their facilities.
This publication provides guidance on the ADA's service animal provisions and should be read in conjunction with the publication ADA Revised Requirements: Service Animals
Link to the ADA Business Guide Flyer: http://www.ada.gov/svcabrs3.pdf
Search Animal Laws: http://www.animallaw.com/Laws.cfm
Statutes impacting animals exist in all 50 states and in the current federal government. These laws are adopted by the elected legislative body and are in effect until amended or repealed by the American people through the democratic process. To find specific laws regarding not only service animals but all the worlds' creatures in your state, or another, or adopted by the federal government, click on the image above or follow the link and simply use the search function.
ADA National Network Disability Law Handbook
This handbook created by Jacquie Brennan and the Southwest ADA Center is a broad overview of rights and obligations under federal disability laws.
The electronic version of the updated handbook is available on the ADA National Network website . You can download and print this PDF version on your own printer for free.
Topics Covered
The Americans with Disabilities Act: An Overview
Employment and the ADA
State and Local Governments and the ADA
Public Accommodations and the ADA
Communication and the ADA
Transportation and the ADA
Service Animals and the ADA
Ticketing, Reservations, and the ADA
Rehabilitation Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Housing
Social Security and Disability
Air Travel
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
Resources
Source: http://www.southwestada.org/html/publications/dlh/index.html
Susan Garrett’s Crate Games
Susan Garrett’s Crate Games cropped up on almost every trainer’s list for a top Service Dog training resource. Crate Games is an invaluable, purely motivational program for teaching unshakeable impulse and self-control, especially under heavy distraction and in public and for building a solid foundation for “stays” and recalls, even in puppies as young as 7 weeks. In a matter of minutes (no joke) after beginning Crate Games, many of the Service Dog trainers polled who regularly utilize the program can have extremely young puppies (5 weeks was the youngest we heard) targeting objects 50 or more feet away and remaining on the target no matter what distractions are offered, offering extremely solid positional stays (sit, down or stand) and/or quickly offering a variety of useful training behaviors with confidence and creativity. Additionally, the Crate Games program teaches puppies and dogs to learn to choose to be relaxed, focused and highly self-controlled and to make those behaviors self-rewarding. Then, of course, there’s the added benefit that Crate Games dogs are extremely relaxed and comfortable in a crate (or on a bed, or a mat, or, or, or . . . . imagine the implications for public access!) no matter what else is going on. Who would have guessed?
Review
at http://www.anythingpawsable.com/top-10-best-service-dog-training-resources/#.VbrB2_kxdvUC.L.A.S.S. Program
The Canine Life and Social Skills (C.L.A.S.S.) program was recommended by the majority of polled trainers as one of the best resources available. C.L.A.S.S. is a comprehensive, motivational training and manners certification program that utilizes experienced, certified trainers and set, defined protocol in a class or group environment. The C.L.A.S.S. program has three levels of training (BA, MA and PhD), each of which builds on the foundation laid in the previous. While a handler will learn how to teach their Service Dog basic obedience (and intermediate obedience, at the MA and PhD levels), some public access skills and solid manners, that’s not the true value of the C.L.A.S.S. program for Service Dog trainers. The best part of C.L.A.S.S. isn’t what it teaches handlers what to do, but what it provides: group training, skills practice, distraction proofing and socialization in a controlled, healthy environment.
Review
at http://www.anythingpawsable.com/top-10-best-service-dog-training-resources/#.VbrB2_kxdvUSue Ailsby’s Training Levels Program
There was no question on this one; Sue Ailsby’s Training Levels Program was included on every single list as the top resource for those wishing to train a Service Dog. In a nutshell, Sue Ailsby’s Training Levels Program is a step-by-step, proven, systematic, motivational program offering phenomenal relationship building, obedience training, socialization instructions and manners builder. Specifically designed for use with Service Dogs, it works beautifully to guide the trainer (and the dog!) through the process of developing rock-solid impulse control, instinctive recognition of and responses to cues and behaviors even under heavy distraction, and teaching creative, independent thinking and problem solving skills in a fun, but highly structured, way. It also allows the dog and trainer to create their own system of communication and to help them bond deeply through the process of learning together.
Best of all, the Training Levels are free! Start here with the Sue Ailsby Training Levels Introduction, and then scoot right along to Level One.
Review
at http://www.anythingpawsable.com/top-10-best-service-dog-training-resources/#.VbrB2_kxdvUBuilding Blocks for Performance
Building Blocks for Performance (Building Blocks) found its way onto three quarters of the polled trainers’ lists of most valuable Service Dog training resources. Building Blocks caters to trainers looking to instill into their young performance/competition candidates working aptitude, exceptionally strong handler focus, performance under distraction and the ability to turn excitement on and off at the flip of a switch. All of those skills are extremely valuable lessons for any Service Dog in Training, and Building Blocks carries the added advantage of being a solid relationship building program, too, and it solidifies the working bond between trainer and puppy super early while also creating snappy, responsive obedience and instinctive manners.
Review
at http://www.anythingpawsable.com/top-10-best-service-dog-training-resources/#.VbrB2_kxdvUA legal encyclopedia is a comprehensive set of brief articles on legal topics. It is arranged similarly to a general encyclopedia, such as Encyclopedia Britannica, with topical articles arranged in alphabetical order. In the final volume(s) of most legal encyclopedias is an index. The two most popular general legal encyclopedias are Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.), and American Jurisprudence, 2d (Am.Jur.). In addition, there are numerous state legal encyclopedias, as well as encyclopedias with a more narrow focus, such as American Jurisprudence Trials.