The only difference is that
psychiatric service animals work for someone with an emotional versus a physical disability.
Not exact matches
I am just
working here and I happened to get an email from one of my readers asking a pretty common question, and that is what are the differences, if any, between a
psychiatric service dog and an emotional support
animal?
The Americans with Disabilities Act («ADA») defines «
service animal» as «any dog that is individually trained to do
work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory,
psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.»
NAIA strongly supports the
work performed by
service animals to assist people with physical, sensory,
psychiatric, and / or mental disabilities.
Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act states: «A
service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do
work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory,
psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.»
How to properly address accommodation requests unique to anxiety disorder and PTSD, including the «need» for the employee to bring therapy or companion
animals, or
psychiatric service dogs to
work