Guest guest Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 The 23" in height is only the guideline for my complex, and is measuredat the shoulder or withers, not the head--about the size of a female Airedale,or German Shepherd, or Labrador Retriever or Golden Retriever. If you alreadyhad a certified service dog, well-trained, it would be nearly impossible to deny you.Good luck with getting a dog and getting it accepted as the valuable resident thatit would be. Incidentally, the real rule is to have the appropriate harness andthree-sided handle attached; most businesses will not challenge you if youhave that indicator that the animal is a service dog.Good luck with all this,n, whose mother trained "seeing-eye" dogs in the "old" daysTo: MSersLife Sent: Wed, December 1, 2010 3:48:02 PMSubject: Re: Housing and the Americans with Disabilities Act n, thanks for the link. You are a jewel.I've been to the ada.gov site more times in the last few months, than ever before in my entire life; or, at least since the general public had access to the world wide web.ADA governs public access and ensures that a disabled person who has a service dog is legally able to take his or her dog into places that otherwise have no dogs allowed rules. This means that the pet dog can't go to the restaurant with you. Lots of businesses have no dogs allowed rules; but, because of the ada act governing service animals, these same businesses need to allow service dogs. For housing, it's a HUD/Fair Housing Administration issue. I do not have a dog yet. When I tried to get a dog in August, I was denied because this is a no dog complex. Having said that, as a disabled person with a need that can be mitigated by having the appropriate sized dog (23 inches is not tall enough), I should be able to have the no dogs rule waived because I live in housing which gets funding from HUD. After I get a dog and he or she is well trained, and I try to go into the supermarket with the dog and get asked to leave, then it becomes an ADA issue and I can file a complaint with the DOJ. Actually, I would leave a copy of the ADA rules governing service animals and the phone number for the DOJ. If it kept happening, then it would likely involve filing a complaint with the Department of Justice.Donna in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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