Animals as Helpers
Resources to Animals as Helpers
Updated: April 2007
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Sources for Assistance Animals
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| American Dog Trainers Network - A comprehensive resource center for dog owners, dog trainers & the media.
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| ADA Title III Regulation - Part 36 -- Nondiscrimination on the basis of disability by public accommodations and in commercial facilities
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| Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA Title III Technical Assistance Manual Covering Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities
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| Assistance Animal Advocacy - Supporting the Right to Train and Use Assistance Animals
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| Assistance Dogs International, Inc - is a coalition of members representing organizations and individuals training and placing Assistance Dogs.
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| ADA Business BRIEF: Service Animals - U.S. Department of Justice whitepaper covering Americans with Disabilities Act and Business
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| The Delta Society's National Service Dog Center - Delta Society registers people and their pets as Pet Partners therapy animal teams to visit hospitals, schools, nursing homes and other facilities.
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| Canine Assistants Services - a non-profit organization that trains and provides service dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities or other special needs.
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| Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. - Dogs for the Deaf dogs are chosen from adoption shelters. We look for dogs that are healthy, friendly, confident, and energetic.
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| Information on what Therapy Dogs Aren't - Therapy Dogs are not Service Dogs
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| International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) - A non-profit, cross-disability organization representing people partnered with guide, hearing, and service dogs.
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| Paws With A Cause - Trains hearing dogs and service dogs for people with disabilities, provides lifetime support, and promotes awareness through education.
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| Service and Assistance Dogs - Service dog resources throughout the U.S. (by state); Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Support Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs
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Service Animal Registry of America™
- Registration and certification of Service Animals, Therapy Animals and their Trainers all around the world.
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