Service animals improve the quality of life for people with disabilities every day! And, as rights and protections have expanded over the years, they have become more common in public. Yet, there is a lot of misinformation and questions around service animals.
Barbara Henry, Executive Director and Lead Trainer of Domino Service Dogs, knows that education is the first step to creating a better society for service animals and their handlers. What does it take to have a service dog? How should you act around service dogs in public? What rights to businesses have? Tune into this exciting episode to learn all of this and more!
Discussed in this episode
- Different types of service animals;
- Public interactions;
- How to acquire a service animal;
- The commitment of owning a service animal;
- Public access challenges; and
- Public business rights.
Learn more by watching a vodcast (video) or listening to podcast (audio) episode 91.
Barbara Henry: Executive Director and Lead Trainer at Domino Service Dogs
Timestamps:
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- 0:45 – About Domino Service Dogs
- 02:55 – Different types of service dogs
- 07:20 – Getting a service dog
- 08:45 – Facing public access challenges
- 10:45 – Advice for public interactions
- 13:20 – Rights of handlers and businesses
- 16:30 – Consequences of being denied public access
- 22:00 – Understanding the commitment of a service dog
- 27:15 – Final thoughts
This work is made possible through support from Developmental Pathways, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, The Limbaugh Law Firm, Aftersight, and The Arc of Aurora.
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