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The Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice has issued the following:
July 26, 1996 July 2005 We have made improvements to the ADA cards and back of ID's, because of a recent incident that occurred. One of our valued customers was taking a trip over seas when stopped and questioned about their service animal. They presented the ADA card to the airport staff and explained that the dog was a service animal and had the right of access. The customer was then told that the ADA covers all public places including the airport but not the actual air travel. Luckily for anyone else who might encounter this problem she did not back down and leave it at that. After many calls to establish her full rights. She found out that the Department of Transportation "DOT" and the Federal Aviation Administration "FAA" covers your right of access in air travel. The new improved backs and cards are now called the "ADA & US Federal Law" We have included the FAA and DOT information on the cards for those who are using airline services. Thank you to our valued customer who had brought this problem to our attention.
Note: All prices in US Dollars
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Keeping Tracks - Milwaukee, WI  Website: http://www.nixterknows.com/
Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs - Lincoln City, OR website: http://www.pawpads.org/ Perched on the rugged central oregon coastline, Pawsitive Perspectives Adssistance Dogs, Inc. (PawPads) is developing as a 501c3 non-profit organization in order to respond to the overwhelming need for more trained assistance dogs. Our primary goal is to train and equip assistnace dogs with the skills necessary to perform tasks for persons with disabilities, thus enhancing independence. Through our association with other service providers and leaders in the filed, we strive to maintain the highest standards and guality or dogs and training methods in order to ensure the best possible experiene for the dogs, clients, and others, who come in contract with them. We train our dogs using only positive, motivational training methods. PAWPADS.Org - 541-994-5339 /email: info@pawpads.org TOP DOGS Service Dog Training - Tucson, AZ
TOP DOG is dedicated to teaching people with physical disabilities how to train their own dogs to become fully certified service dogs. Each TOP DOG client does all the "hands-on" training him/herself, under the guidance and tutelage of TOP DOG's highly experienced instructors, many of whom are also disabled, and have also trained their own service dogs. TOP DOG used positive, gentle training methods to achieve its goals. The end product is a team - a person and dog working together happily, and understanding each other completely. TOP DOG teaches the students in its training program to try and appreciate how a dog things. We don't just teach them how to get their dogs to sit; we also teach canine behavior; body language, bonding, breed characteristics, pack relationships --all the different factors which make up a dog. TOP DOG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, number #86-0711039 Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS) Arlington, VA
The Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to responsible Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) education, advocacy, research and training facilitation. We provide essential information for persons disabled by severe mental illness, who wish to train a service dog to assist with the management of symptoms. We consult regularly with mental healthcare providers in their efforts to learn more about PSD. We also host an online community of service dog handlers veteran and new. Please note: we do not provide or train dogs for individuals. We are an educational and capacity-building organization dedicated to responsible Psychiatric Service Dog community stewardship. Please visit our website again, as it is under development.Psychiatric Service Dog Society
http://www.texasequusearch.org/ The Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team was started in August, 2000 with the purpose to provide Volunteer Horse Mounted Search and Recovery for Lost and Missing persons. The Team was started in the North Galveston County area because of the high incidence of missing persons in the largely undeveloped area of South Harris and North Galveston Counties. With this in mind, the team's existence and purpose are dedicated to the memory of Laura Miller, a young woman abducted and murdered in North Galveston County in 1984. Laura was the daughter of our director,Tim Miller. Our team is composed of volunteers of various experiences, but most are experienced horse owners. We currently have approximately 350 + members and are growing rapidly. We are currently available to conduct searches state wide. We are a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, which is funded solely by donations from team members and the surrounding communities. You will find our organization to be compassionate, dedicated and professional. We believe that we can better ourselves by working together to help the community and people in need. Many of our members are trained in various rescue and life saving skills such as CPR, advanced lifesaving skills and field craft. Our members come from all walks of life. We have business owners, medics, firefighters, housewives, electricians and students on our team. Our resources range from horse and rider teams to foot searchers, water (divers, boats) air (planes, helicopters), dog teams (air scent, cadaver and tracking) and 4x4's. We have also utilized infared cameras in some of our searches. Texas EquuSearch is a professional organization and we take notification of a missing person very seriously. If you are interested in volunteering with us, making a donation, learning more or, God forbid, you need our help, please contact us.
Texas EquuSearch Office
Delta Society Located in Bellevue, Washington
The Delta Foundation was established in 1977 in Portland, Oregon, under the leadership of Michael McCulloch, MD. Delta's first president was Leo K. Bustad, DVM, PhD, dean of a veterinary college and a pioneer in human-animal bond theory and application. Delta's founders wanted to understand the quality of the relationship between pet owners, pets, and care givers, both human and veterinary, (hence the "delta" name based on this triangle). At that time, pets were widely considered luxury or throwaway items, not of central importance to individual health and well-being. Delta's early years focused on funding the first credible research on why animals are important to the general population and specifically how they affect health and well being. Early Delta members were primarily from the veterinary and human health professions and from university faculties. Once the importance of animals in everyday lives was established from this research, Delta began to look at how animals can change the lives of people who are ill and disabled. In the late 1980s, Delta began creating educational materials to apply the scientific information in everyday life. Membership expanded to pet owners and a broader general public. In the 1990's, Delta built on its scientific and educational base to provide direct services at the local level. This includes providing the first comprehensive training in animal-assisted activities and therapy to volunteers and health care professionals. A significant advance was the development of the Standards of Practice in Animal-Assisted Activities and Animal-Assisted Therapy, which provides guidance in the administrative structure of AAA/T programs, including animal selection, personnel training, treatment plan development, documentation and more. Use of the Standards of Practice in Animal-Assisted Activities and Animal-Assisted Therapy provides a sound base on which to build quality AAA/T programs. One of Delta's strengths continues to be the development of standards-based training materials. We identify subject matter experts and work with them to create, rigorously pilot and revise, and then implement training. Using this process, we are creating a comprehensive service dog trainer curriculum. In 2001, we published Professional Standards for Dog Trainers: Effective, Humane Principles, that will provide guidelines for all dog training developed by Delta Society.
The United States War Dog Association Located in Burlington, New Jersey  Website: www.uswardogs.org
The United States War Dogs Association, Inc. is a nonprofit organization of Former and Current US Military Dog Handlers and supporting members committed to promoting the long history of the Military Service Dogs, establishing permanent War Dog Memorials, and educating the public about the invaluable service of these canines to our country. 
Canine Companions for Independence http://www.caninecompanions.org/ Canine Companions for Independence® is a national nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of children and adults with disabilities by providing highly-trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. PO Box 446 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 800-572-2275 (800-572-BARK)
P Paws With A Cause® trains Assistance Dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support which encourages independence. PAWS® promotes awareness through education. 4646 South Division, Wayland, MI 49348 800-253-7297
Canine Partners For Life (CPL) trains and places assistance dogs with individuals with mobility impairments to help increase their independence and quality of life. CPL has several types of assistance dogs in its program ncluding service dogs, seizure alert dogs, home companions and residential (community) companions. Our recipients come from all walks of life and have a wide variety of physical disabilities including muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders and more. The one thing they all have in common is a drive to become more independent and a commitment to do what is necessary to have an assistance dog in their life. Service Dog Resources by StateSERVICE DOG RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. (BY STATE) Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Support Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs ARIZONA
AZ Service Dog Brush-up Association
Companion Animal Association of Arizona
Handi-Dogs Inc.
Sedona Service Dog & Wellness Programs
Top Dog
Rotts-a-Companionship, Inc. CALIFORNIA
The Assistance Dog Institute
Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Support Teams
Creative Smile Animal Assisted Therapy Team
Discovery Dogs
Discovery Dogs
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
Guide Dogs of America
Guide Dogs of the Desert, Inc.
Hearing Dogs, Inc.
Independent Assistance Dogs Association
Loving Paws Assistance Dogs
The San Francisco SPCA COLORADO
Adler Assistance Dogs
Freedom Service Dogs
Mile High Hearing and Handi Dogs, Inc.
Independent Assistance Dogs Association
Top Dog CONNECTICUT
East Coast Assistance Dogs FLORIDA
Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Helpmates, Inc.
New Horizons Service Dogs GEORGIA
Canine Assistants INDIANA
Phoenix Assistance Dogs
Midwest Assistance Dogs, Inc. KANSAS
CARES Inc. MARYLAND
Fidos for Freedom, Inc. MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts North Central Correctional for men
National Education of Assistance Dog Service (NEADS) MICHIGAN
Paws with a Cause MINNESOTA
Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota
Helping Paws
Helping Paws of Minnesota, Inc. MISSOURI
Support Dogs, Inc.
Assistance Dogs for Living
Canine Speciality Training, Inc. MONTANA
Service Canines of Montana NEW JERSEY
K-9 Service Dogs of New Jersey
Alpha Affiliates, Inc.
Seeing Eye Guide Dogs NEW YORK
Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Helpers for the Handicapped, Inc.
Canine Working Companions, Inc.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
Puppies Behind Bars NORTH CAROLINA
Carolina Canine Companions
Nanhall Training Center
North Carolina Service Dogs
People Animal Linking System (PALS)
Teammates Training Center NORTH DAKOTA
Great Plains Assistance Dogs OHIO
Assistance Dogs of America, Inc.
Assistance Dogs of America, Inc.
Happy Canine Helpers, Inc. OKLAHOMA
Therapetics, Inc. OREGON
Dogs for the Deaf
Kings Valley Collies PENNSYLVANIA
Canine Partners for Life
Harcum College & Devereux Foundation
Independence Dogs, INC.
New Life Assistance Dogs
Susquehanna Service Dogs SOUTH CAROLINA
Carolina Canine Companions
Dogs for Disabled
Southeastern Assistance Dogs (SEAD) TENNESSEE
Partners for Independence TEXAS
Lone Star Assistance Dog Service (LADS)
Happy Tails Obedience School
Texas Hearing and Service Dogs, INC. VIRGINIA
Virginia Canines for Independence
Cripple Creek Canine Service/ ****(Confirm)
Caring Canine Companions, Inc.
National Association for Search and Rescue WASHINGTON
Delta Society National Service Dog Center
Hearing Dog Resource Center
Dana Marshall
Paws-Abilities
Prison Pet Partnership Program WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Academy for Graduate Service Dogs |
One woman very courteously approached me in a grocery store, saying, "Excuse me, but I must ask why you've brought your dog into the store." I told her that Grace is a service dog.... A few minutes later, she returned. "Excuse me, but you told me that your dog is allowed in the store because she's a service dog. Is she Army or Navy?" FAQ's about Service Dogs in BusinessesIN PLACES OF BUSINESS
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Scott Harshbarger
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aws with a Cause Wayland, MI 
Canine Partners for Life Cochranville, PA 
